A teenager is dead after somebody shot into a north Minneapolis residence and a bullet struck him.
Police and paramedics went to a home on the 2200 block of Ilion Avenue N. just before 6:30 p.m. Dec. 28 on reports of shots fired.
Officers arrived to find a 17-year-old had been shot. The teen was inside the residence when somebody appeared to have fired into it, police said.
The boy was pronounced dead a short time later at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, police said.
“This tragic killing has shattered the family of a young man,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “We will devote every available resource to bring justice for the young victim and his family. The juvenile justice system must use every available tool to protect young people who pose a danger to themselves as well as the community.”
No arrests had been made as of Monday morning. Police continue to investigate what lead up to the fatal shooting.
It is the 65th homicide of the year, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune database.
Anyone with information can leave a voicemail for police at 612-673-5845 or send an email to policetips@minneapolismn.gov.
