Shooting near Peavey Park leaves teen with life-threatening injuries

A shooting near Peavey Park in Minneapolis left a teenager seriously injured Wednesday night.

Minneapolis Police said an 19-year-old male victim was shot multiple times at about 7:03 p.m.

He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A witness told a KSTP crew they heard more than a dozen gunshots.

Police are investigating.

Editor’s note: The original version of this story said the victim was 18 years old, based on information from police. Minneapolis Police later said the victim is actually 19.