Top News | Teen, 13, is arrested for shooting dead 5-year-old boy in Minnesota while posing with firearm to make social media video
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he shot dead a five-year-old boy in Brooklyn Park while making a video to post on social media. The teenager was arrested Friday morning and is currently being held at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center in Minnesota.
WCCO TVCops were called to a home on the 8000 block of Florida Avenue N. at around 10.20pm Thursday '/ ' 
WCCO TVBrooklyn Park Deputy Chief Mark Bruley said it was an ...unfortunate accident' but added the investigation was ongoing '/ ' The youth is related to the younger boy but the two were not siblings, according to Brooklyn Park Deputy Chief Mark Bruley. Cops were called to a home on the 8000 block of Florida Avenue N. about a shooting that injured a child at around 10.20pm Thursday. Police found the boy had a single gunshot to his head. Efforts were made to save the boy's life but were unsuccessful, Bruley said. The 13-year-old along with several other juveniles were inside the residence handling a gun to make the social media video. Most read in The Sun TIME OFF Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases IN YOUR FACE Face masks to return from TUESDAY in shops and public transport SOAP DODGER I only wash & use deodorant once a week - my man calls me a soap dodger ANT AND WRECK I'm A Celeb stars evacuated after tree crash & may be off air for days EVACUATED I'm A Celeb chaos as stars are REMOVED from castle and returned to quarantine RAD PURCHASE Mum-of-22 Sue Radford shows off fancy £750-a-piece mattresses for kids' rooms At some point the 13-year-old accidentally fired the gun, with the bullet hitting the victim, Bruley added. "This is a very unfortunate accident that requires a very detailed investigation, which is ongoing right now," Bruley said. Another 13-year-old, an eight-year-old and another five-year-old were also in the room. Adults were home at the time of the shooting, but it's unclear who was supervising them and how they accessed the weapon. According to Bruley, police may pursue charges if they find the owner of the gun did not lock it up properly. The shooting is still being investigated. A neighbor with small kids told CBS Minnesota she feels for the victim's family but also for the 13-year-old, whose life is now forever changed. "I'm sure it's an accident, you know, I'm sure he is freaking out," she said. "He is only a kid so now he is losing his life and 5-year-old lost his life." This year, five people, including the child, have been fatally shot in Brooklyn Park. There have been nearly 130 incidents of shots fired and 23 people hit have been reported, according to the city's website. In 2020, two people were killed by gunfire, 38 people were stuck and 102 incidents of shots fired was recorded. ...We're seeing record numbers of shots fired, gun calls, guns being taken off the streets — the violence is unlike what we have seen before regarding weapons and guns,... Bruley said. ...It feels like (accidental shootings) are up because all too often we're going to calls involving guns, shots fired, whether it be intentional or accidental or other.... 
The teenager is being held The teenager was arrested Friday morning and is currently being held at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center in Minnesota We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
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