Boy fatally shot in Plymouth, two suspects sought

The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. Monday on the 9700 block of 37th Place N.

November 17, 2022 at 3:20AM

Plymouth police are looking for two suspects who allegedly shot a boy in the west metro suburb Monday.

Officers went to the 9700 block of 37th Place N. just before 6 p.m. and found the boy inside a vehicle and suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.

The boy was declared dead at the scene. On Wednesday, he was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office as Yaseen Thomas Johnson, 17, of Alberville.

Police are looking for two suspects who fled the scene who may have been involved. No other information was immediately available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Plymouth Police Department tip line at 763-509-5177.

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