Authorities identify 2 men found shot dead in Minneapolis

Authorities have identified two Minneapolis men who were found shot dead in a car in a south Minneapolis parking lot.

The men were found Sunday, in a remote corner of the parking lot on Franklin Avenue. A third man was injured.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office says Thursday that 24-year-old Rastem Mohamed Abubakar died of a gunshot wound to the head. Nineteen-year-old Abdulahi Kadir Awuni died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Both deaths have been ruled a homicide and Minneapolis police are investigating.

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