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Teen seriously injured in shooting outside of Fourth Precinct building in Minneapolis

A 17-year-old was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
December 29, 2024 at 10:28PM
Minneapolis Police Department (Minneapolis Police Department)
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A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured in a shooting in front of the Fourth Precinct headquarters in north Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon.

At 12:37 p.m., officers heard shots outside the building, located in the 2000 block of Plymouth Ave. N. Police found a male teenager with injuries that officers described as life threatening who was then taken to the hospital.

Police said an early investigation showed the teenager was walking on Plymouth Avenue when someone fired several shots from a vehicle, striking the teen. The vehicle fled the scene.

The Fourth Precinct building also was struck by gunfire. No officers were injured.

As of Sunday afternoon, no arrests had been made.

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