In a 24-hour span, nine people have been shot in Minneapolis, resulting in five fatalities, police say.The outburst of deadly violence began late Tuesday night when five people were shot near an alley off East 25th Street and Bloomington Avenue in the Midtown Phillips area.

Three people died and two others were seriously injured in a shooting late Tuesday in south Minneapolis. Just over 12 hours later, a man was fatally shot several blocks away, and authorities believe the two shootings may be connected.