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 of the victims, including a 17-year-old boy, died.

Minneapolis police continue to investigate a series of shootings in the city that left five people dead in less than 24 hours. There have been no arrests at last report.

Police are trying to figure out whether the shootings are connected. They said they believe they are not random.