Fatal officer-involved shooting temporarily closes portion of Grand Avenue

80th Ave. West and Grand Avenue late Tuesday night. Courtesy: Kyle Langlee

UPDATE: A portion of Grand Avenue is closed on Wednesday morning following an officer-involved shooting that left one dead.

According to officials, the closure is from 78th Avenue West to 83rd Avenue West as they continue to investigate.

The closure is expected to last for a few hours. 

DULUTH, Minn. — Law enforcement are investigating a second shooting in one day in Duluth Tuesday evening.

Late Tuesday night, St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said the two incidents were not related. But upon further investigation, he said on Wednesday that a connection could not be ruled out at that time.

The latest incident happened at 59th Avenue West and Grand Avenue in Norton Park.

According to resident Kyle Langlee, he “heard the squealing tires of the vehicle getting pit maneuvered by the sheriffs department, 5 second pause, 2 quick shots, then around 20ish shots.”

As of 11:15 p.m., official information on what all went down was not released by the Sheriff’s Office.

As for the first shooting Tuesday afternoon, it happened on the 400 block of Piedmont Avenue.

The body of a man was seen outside an SUV at the intersection of 4th Street and Piedmont.

Click here for the latest on that incident.