On Friday night, a 16-year-old kid was shot and died in Brooklyn Park.
According to the Brooklyn Park Police Department, officers were called to a gunshot at the African Market in the 5700 block of Brookdale Drive at about 9:45 p.m. Officers arrived and discovered a 16-year-old boy with “numerous gunshot wounds.”
The teenager received immediate help from first responders at the site, and after being taken to a neighboring hospital, he passed away from his wounds. The victim’s name was not made public by the authorities.
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In a Saturday night update, Brooklyn Park police said that they had detained a Columbia Heights resident, 18, in connection with the incident. He is detained on suspicion of second-degree m*rder.
The situation is still being looked into.
Fox 9 confirms the news on their official Twitter account:
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot on the 5700 block of Brookdale Drive Friday night. Police announced the arrest of an 18-year-old man in connection to the shooting. https://t.co/DZ5fTOCK9T
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) May 14, 2023
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