10-year-old boy identified as victim of fatal shooting
A Minneapolis Police Department squad car is parked near where a 10-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday, April 16, 2022, in Minneapolis. (KSTP)
A 10-year-old boy from Andover has been identified as the victim of a deadly shooting Friday night in downtown Minneapolis.
Amare Rasaun Mayberry-Campbell died after he was shot in the chest, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Minneapolis police responded to a report of a shooting around 11:30 p.m. at Atrium Apartments, 314 Hennepin Avenue.
Police say Mayberry-Campbell was found shot in an apartment and he was alone with another juvenile family member. First responders gave first aid to the boy, but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
It remains unclear how the child was shot, and the incident remains under investigation.