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11-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot in Minneapolis Park

Investigators are seeking public tips after reports that vehicles driving through the park opened fire in the driveway

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Overview

  • The boy was discovered with at least one gunshot wound in Folwell Park’s driveway around 2 p.m. on June 23
  • Police say one or more vehicles driving through the park—including at least one that drove onto the grass—fired the shots
  • A local resident drove the wounded child to a police lieutenant at a nearby intersection, where the officer began CPR
  • Emergency responders were unable to revive the boy, and he was pronounced dead at the scene
  • Minneapolis police have made no arrests and are asking anyone with information to come forward to aid the investigation