(WCCO) Minneapolis One person is dead after he was shot Friday night on Block E in downtown Minneapolis, police said.

The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. at 600 Hennepin Avenue South, police said.

The male victim was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was initially listed in critical condition.

The victim died overnight, police said. His age was not disclosed.

Police have made an arrest in connection with this shooting.

Authorities will hold an 11 a.m. news conference to deliver more details about this incident.

A 31-year-old Minnetonka man is dead after being shot Friday night in the area of 6th Street and 1st Avenue North in downtown Minneapolis.

Mayor RT Rybak and police came together Saturday morning to talk to the media about the shooting. They the man was walking from one business to another with friends when he was hit by gunfire. Police say they were innocent victims.

Derick Holliday was arrested shortly after a foot chase. Police say he admitted to shooting his gun into a crowd of people, where the victim was hit.

The identification of the victim has not been released.

maybe a "designated shooter" campaine needs to be kicked off.

It's the opera music that drove the shooter to shoot.

Anyone else see that on the news? Block E is playing opera music outside to drive people away from loitering and causing trouble due to the loitering.

Actually, Moby, I think you should.

An ordinary night ends in a horrible moment
Police identified Alan D. Reitter of Minnetonka, a mortgage underwriter, as the man killed in the Warehouse District Saturday.
Tom Ford and Chao Xiong Star Tribune Staff Writers

A photo of Alan Reitter, 31, with friend Abby Phillips was left at a makeshift memorial on 6th Street near 1st Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.

The first stop for Alan D. Reitter and his four friends was the Refuge Bar & Grill in downtown Minneapolis' Warehouse District.

They got there about 8 p.m., and after a few drinks and a lot of talking, the fivesome left about 11:30 p.m.

They were walking along S. 6th Street when Abby Phillips, 27, of Maple Grove, froze.

"I thought I heard fireworks," she said. Only when she saw people running did it dawn on her to take cover. As she dropped to the ground, "I saw him lying on the ground," she said.

Reitter, 31, of Minnetonka, a mortgage underwriter who grew up in Redwood Falls, Minn., had been fatally shot in the head. Police said he was the innocent victim of a man who, apparently unprovoked, fired into a crowd of people.

Police arrested Derick D. Holliday, 21, of Minneapolis, moments after the shooting. He could be charged as early as today.

Kirk Johnson said he was standing near the doorway of Gluek's Restaurant & Bar Friday night when he saw a man running diagonally across 6th Street toward him. As the man approached, he raised his arm and fired a gun, Johnson said.

"I couldn't believe it was happening," he said. "I didn't have time [to think]. People started diving behind cars in the parking lot. I don't think he was aiming at anyone in particular."

'Completely senseless'

Authorities officially released Reitter's name Sunday, while friends and family members mourned his loss.

"This is completely senseless," said Phillips. "This should never have happened."

Phillips said she, Reitter, his girlfriend and two others were headed to the Lone Tree Bar & Grill, across the street from Block E, when Reitter was shot.

Police said that a large fight had broken out near Block E on Friday night, but authorities said that the suspect told them he wasn't trying to defend himself when he opened fire.

Police and city officials have expressed dismay and frustration at the brazen killing. They noted that there were about 30 officers around Block E on Friday night, in addition to numerous cameras that have been installed in the past year.

Yet even with those measures, there sometimes is little police can do to stop such an arbitrary act, said Assistant Police Chief Tim Dolan.