BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Brooklyn Park police said they arrested an 18-year-old suspect on Saturday after a 16-year-old was shot and killed outside a market late Friday night.
In a press release, officers said they were called to the Quick African Market at 5700 Brookdale Drive just before 11 p.m. Friday.
Officers said they found a 16-year-old male who had been shot multiple times. Police said they tried to help the victim, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital by ambulance.
Despite their efforts, the teen died at the hospital.
On Monday, the victim was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner as Jahcohn Anderson, of Brooklyn Park. Anderson's official manner and cause of death were determined to be homicide by multiple gunshot wounds.
On Saturday night, officials said they had arrested an 18-year-old male from Columbia Heights in relation to this shooting. The suspect is being held at the Brooklyn Park police department for second-degree murder.
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