{"id":309686,"date":"2026-07-30T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/309686\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:35:53","slug":"teen-arrested-in-illinois-in-connection-with-fatal-shooting-at-twin-cities-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/309686\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen arrested in Illinois in connection with fatal shooting at Twin Cities park"},"content":{"rendered":"

A second person has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager<\/a> at a park in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, earlier this month.<\/p>\n

A 16-year-old was shot and killed at Hartkopf Park the night of July 5, according to the Brooklyn Park Police Department. A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with a weapon violation<\/a> days later.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals arrested another 17-year-old in Peoria, Illinois, police said. That teen is awaiting extradition to Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Charging documents filed against the first teen said multiple witnesses identified him as the shooter and a gang member. About 50 people were at the park when the killing occurred.<\/p>\n

Brian Turk lives in the neighborhood near the park and said it’s usually pretty quiet after sunset, except around the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n

“I was going to bed around 10, there was people at the gazebo shelter area and then there were fireworks being let off and so that was all I heard, saw,” Turk said. “And then it was just flashing lights after 11 o’clock when I woke up.”<\/p>\n

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Jason Rantala<\/a><\/p>\n

contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n

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