MINNEAPOLIS — A 17-year-old boy is dead after a shooting Monday night outside his home in Minneapolis, and investigators are asking for the public's help finding the person or people responsible.
Minneapolis police said officers responded to reports of a shooting around 7:15 p.m. on the block of 1100 25 St. E. Officers arrived to find the teen victim inside a home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said they attempted lifesaving care, including CPR and a chest seal, but the boy died in the home. In a press release, authorities said they believe the teen was outside with others when shots were fired. He ran into the home and collapsed, police added.
Homicide investigators are working to determine what happened. There have been no arrests as of Tuesday evening.
“Another act of gun violence and another juvenile shot dead,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in the release. “This senseless act of gun violence has destroyed another young life and left another family with a life of grief. We are asking anyone in the community with information to help our investigators by providing any information they have about this incident.”
Protect Minnesota is the state's only independent statewide gun violence prevention organization, according to its website. The group's executive director Maggiy Emery said Monday's shooting is a tragedy that could have been prevented.
"Gun violence is the number one cause of death for children and teens in our country. That's not true for any other country in the world," Emery said. "We could avoid this if we took action, and we haven't taken action. It's tragic by itself, and the most tragic part of it is that this is a totally preventable death."
Emery said there are immediate actions people can take that could make a big impact, including safely storing guns when they're not in use, reporting stolen firearms to law enforcement and investing in communities facing crises.
"We know that gun violence often stems from a key moment of crisis that is interruptible all the way until the trigger is pulled, so investments in programming that helps stop the actual action of pulling the trigger and firing it at someone is really crucial as well."
According to new data from Protect Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health, 530 Minnesotans died from gun violence in 2023. Suicide deaths accounted for roughly 70% of those deaths, while homicides made up about 27%.
"If you see this tragic shooting of a 17-year-old in Minneapolis and you're horrified by that, if you're horrified by the fact that gun violence is the number one cause of death for children and teens across the country, get involved with the movement to end gun violence," Emery said. "This is not something we have to live with. We don't have to live this way, and if we can do anything to save even one life, our actions are worth it."
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting or those responsible is asked to call Minneapolis police at 612-673-3000. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at this website.