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Community to Gather After 11-Year-Old Fatally Shot at Folwell Park

Police have appealed for tips to advance the investigation into the city’s 26th unsolved homicide.

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Overview

  • Amir Atkins, 11, was shot in Folwell Park’s driveway on June 23 and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Troy Young found the boy and drove him to a police officer who began CPR before medical teams arrived.
  • Chief Brian O’Hara said witnesses saw one or more vehicles driving through the park before gunfire erupted.
  • The Minneapolis Police Department has made no arrests and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
  • Community leaders will gather at 2 p.m. on June 25 at Folwell Park to speak out against gun violence affecting children.