13-Year-Old Girl Detained After Shooting 11-Year-Old Boy in St. Paul

The boy is in critical condition with a life-threatening gunshot wound to the head, as police investigate the circumstances.

A 13-year-old girl has been detained in connection with a shooting that left an 11-year-old boy hospitalized with a critical gunshot wound to the head in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Officers responded to the incident on Friday night and found the boy severely wounded; he was subsequently rushed to the hospital.
The girl was taken into custody less than 2 miles from the shooting scene, suspected of second-degree assault.
Two handguns were recovered from the apartment where the shooting occurred, leading to the arrest of a 34-year-old man on charges of ineligible possession of a firearm and negligent firearm storage.
The investigation is ongoing, with authorities working to determine the events leading up to the shooting.