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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police say two young males approached them and demanded the mom's purse. She gave it to them, but the robbers still shot her son."
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"Robbers steal woman's purse, then critically shoot her son"
KARE TV 11 ^ | 03-19-2006 | KARE TV 11

Posted on 03/19/2006 8:43:27 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Minneapolis police say robbers shot a 25-year-old man Saturday night, even though he and his family cooperated with their demands. The victim is now fighting for his life at a Twin Cities hospital.

The shooting happened near Girard Avenue and 31st Street in Uptown Minneapolis. Ronald Barry's apartment window was just 60 feet from the scene.

"I was watching TV and I heard the shots and lady screaming," Barry says. "I called 911 and ran to their aid, and there was obviously nothing I could do for the guy. It was a horrible sight."

The victim was with his mother, sister and a friend Saturday night. They had just finished eating dinner at a restuarant near Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, and they were walking south on Girard Avenue to get to their car.

Police say two young males approached them and demanded the mom's purse. She gave it to them, but the robbers still shot her son.

"I heard a pop, pop, and a lady went, 'Oh no!'" says one witness who didn't wish to be identified.

The suspects escaped, possible in a white car, police say. Police do not have a detailed description of the suspects.

Police say the victim had critical injuries. Barry thinks he was shot in the head.

"It was very brutal and it was uncalled for," he says."

Police say there was no struggle before the shooting.

"Usually when the purse is given up, or even if the purse is not given up, we haven't had any that have been shot," says Inspector Kris Arneson with the Minneapolis Police Department."