Man killed on I-35W after fleeing police
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Updated: 1:30 p.m. | Posted: 9:30 a.m.
A man fleeing police on foot was struck and killed by a van on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis early Saturday morning.
Minneapolis Police say three suspects ran from a stolen car, after it crashed near Lake Street and 2nd Avenue during a police chase. The three ran onto the interstate, where two of them were caught by police in the northbound lanes.
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But the third, identified by the Minnesota State Patrol as Jonathan Barbour, 25, jumped the median wall and was hit by a van driving in the center lane of southbound I-35W. Police say a handgun was found on the road near where he was struck.
Barbour was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he later died.
Police say Barbour had a felony warrant from the Department of Corrections stemming from a first-degree aggravated robbery charge.
The driver of the van was not injured.