{"id":143868,"date":"2026-02-24T16:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143868\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:31:46","slug":"14-year-old-boy-man-fatally-shot-in-minneapolis-suspect-connected-to-use-of-force-incident-in-brooklyn-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143868\/","title":{"rendered":"14-year-old boy, man fatally shot in Minneapolis; suspect connected to use-of-force incident in Brooklyn Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 14-year-old and a man in his 20s are dead after being shot by a family member in Minneapolis on Monday.<\/p>\n

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O\u2019Hara said the suspect in the shooting, a 23-year-old man, bailed out of Hennepin County Jail earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

He had been arrested on Feb. 15 on a warrant for charges of fleeing the police and possessing an illegally modified handgun, which could be used as an automatic weapon, Minneapolis police said.<\/p>\n

Chief O\u2019Hara said that after being released from jail, the suspect went to a family member\u2019s home on 42nd and Irving Avenue North in the Camden neighborhood around 3:30 p.m. <\/p>\n

Inside the home, the suspect opened fire, shooting and killing the 14-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man, who police say were the suspect\u2019s cousins.<\/p>\n

A community leader at the scene on Monday night told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that the 14-year-old victim wasn\u2019t even supposed to be home but had been picked up early from school. <\/p>\n

Also at the scene, fellow students of the victim were seen breaking down in tears as they learned the news of their classmate\u2019s death. <\/p>\n

Four kids, aged 7, 8, 9 and 10, were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but were not physically harmed.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"The scene from Chopper 5 on Monday night (KSTP-TV)\"\"The scene from Chopper 5 on Monday night (KSTP-TV)<\/p>\n

Law enforcement said the double homicide is connected to an officer-involved shooting near an IHOP in Brooklyn Center, less than three miles from the Minneapolis shooting. <\/p>\n

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RELATED: BCA investigating use-of-force incident in Brooklyn Center, MPD says connected to double homicide in Minneapolis<\/a><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Center police said officers responded to an area with businesses near the 5500 and 5600 blocks of Brooklyn Boulevard around 3:55 p.m. on a report that a man was waving a gun outside the businesses.<\/p>\n

When law enforcement arrived, the suspect confronted them, according to Brooklyn Center police, causing an exchange of gunfire.<\/p>\n

The suspect was struck by gunfire and ultimately pronounced dead after being brought to a nearby hospital, Brooklyn Center police said, adding that no officers were hit by gunfire.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how many Brooklyn Center police officers fired their weapons, but the department confirmed the officers involved have been placed on critical incident leave. <\/p>\n

Chief O\u2019Hara\u2019s full remarks from the scene in Minneapolis are available below.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"Chopper 5 flys over the scene Monday afternoon (KSTP-TV)\"\"Chopper 5 flys over the scene Monday afternoon (KSTP-TV)
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