UPDATED STORY:
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say they have not established a motive in a shooting outside a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and another critically injured.
The students were shot Tuesday outside South Education Center in Richfield, a suburb just south of Minneapolis. Police arrested two teen suspects at separate locations later in the day. Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne said five people were involved in the “horrific, tragic incident,” but didn’t give further details other than to say it was a disagreement among “acquaintances.”
A 15-year-old student was killed and a 17-year-old student was critically injured. A third student was hurt but Henthorne said he wasn’t sure whether the injuries were from gunfire.
ORIGINAL STORY:
RICHFIELD, Minn. – Richfield Police have arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the shooting outside a Richfield school yesterday that left one child dead and another in critical condition.
Shortly after 6 last night, police along with numerous law enforcement agencies executed simultaneous search warrants at two Minneapolis addresses. Officers arrested two suspects and recovered a handgun. Officers are not looking for any additional suspects, but continue to process evidence related to the shooting.”
Police say two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school. Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne said the students were shot about 12:07 p.m. outside South Education Center. He said the surviving student was in critical condition at a local hospital.
South Education Center has about 200 students, according to its website, which describes it as a school that offers special education programs and an alternative high school, with students as young as pre-kindergarten.
District 287 Superintendent Sandra Lewandowski said the students were shot near the school’s front entrance.
The FBI and ATF have joined the investigation.
Comments