Teenager Killed In Minneapolis Shooting
Minneapolis Police are investigating the shooting death of a teenager Monday night.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 7:13 p.m. Dec. 16 on the 1100 block of 25th Street East.
Police located a 17-year-old boy inside a residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers immediately began life-saving measures, including applying a chest seal and performing CPR, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to preliminary information, the teen was outside his home with others when shots were fired. He ran inside the residence and collapsed.
MPD homicide investigators and forensic scientists processed the scene and are working to determine the events leading up to the shooting. No arrests have been made.
“Another act of gun violence and another juvenile shot dead,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “This senseless act of gun violence has destroyed another young life and left another family with a life of grief. We are asking anyone in the community with information to help our investigators by providing any information they have about this incident. We all must work together to end this level of violence in our neighborhoods.”
The teen’s identity is expected to be released with the cause and manner of death in the coming days by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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