Brooklyn Park police say a 17-year-old girl was fatally shot Tuesday night, and they are searching for the shooter.
Police went to the 7000 block of Lakeland Avenue N. just before 8 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound, according to a statement the Brooklyn Park Police Department released shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
Officers administered care until paramedics arrived and took the girl to a hospital. She later died of her injuries, the police account said.
The victim was identified in an online fundraising campaign as Zoey Kpanlin.
“Zoey was a happy teenager with so much talent,” wrote Siah Borbor, the campaign’s organizer. “She died 10 days before her 18th birthday.”
Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded the area, and a State Patrol helicopter was brought in to search for the shooter, but no one was found.
Anyone with information can text a tip to police at 847411.
