{"id":291757,"date":"2026-07-09T20:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291757\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T20:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:35:46","slug":"brooklyn-park-teen-was-killed-amid-large-gathering-linked-gun-found-on-gang-member-charges-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/291757\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Park teen was killed amid large gathering; linked gun found on gang member, charges say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charging documents are shedding new light on the shooting that killed a 16-year-old in Brooklyn Park over the July 4 holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Park police were called to a shooting at Hartkopf Park at around 10:45 p.m. Sunday and found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the head, officers say. That teen, identified by police as Immanuel Kowo, died at the scene.<\/p>\n

The department announced a 17-year-old was arrested in connection to the killing on Wednesday<\/a>, and prosecutors filed a juvenile petition against the suspect on Thursday.<\/p>\n

That petition only charges the 17-year-old with gun possession \u2014 not for the homicide, at this time \u2014 but prosecutors note that could be amended in the coming days if warranted.<\/p>\n

New details<\/p>\n

According to the juvenile petition, roughly 50 people were at the park when the shooting happened on July 5. Most scattered after gunfire erupted. Five shell casings were found near a jungle gym, the petition notes.<\/p>\n

Court documents add that multiple witnesses told investigators that the 17-year-old shot Kowo, although it\u2019s not clear why or what led up to the shooting. The documents also allege that the 17-year-old is a known associate of the Kensington Crew and EBK gang.<\/p>\n

RELATED: After deadly park shooting, Brooklyn Park neighbors weigh safety and police response<\/a><\/p>\n

The day after the shooting, officers went to the 17-year-old\u2019s home and stopped him as he got into a van. Inside his backpack was a gun with an extended magazine. Forensic testing later matched that gun to the shooting at Hartkopf Park, the juvenile petition states.<\/p>\n

Investigators also reviewed the 17-year-old\u2019s phone records and found messages to his mother roughly an hour after the shooting, stating, \u201cTurn my phone off right in the morning mama,\u201d \u201cMama how do I change my number,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t tell nb where I\u2019m at,\u201d and \u201cU don\u2019t wtf I js got into some I should of never did,\u201d court documents state. Other messages indicated he needed to \u201cchill\u201d and stay away from people for a week.<\/p>\n

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