Violence against innocents in Minneapolis Three children have been shot in three weeks, and one has now died. It's time for a three-step approach to put the city on a better path. By Cam Winton Text size Copy shortlink: Criminals in Minneapolis are now routinely shooting children. Ladavionne Garrett Jr. is 10 years old and was shot on April 30. Trinity Ottoson-Smith is 9 and was shot on May 15. Aniya Allen was 6, was shot on Monday, and died of her injuries on Wednesday. The response so far from the city's political leadership? Old wine in new bottles. Hold news conferences, wring hands, emote. But when three of our city's children are gunned down in the street in three weeks, the time for useless half-measures is over.