Two male teenagers were injured, one seriously, in a shooting Thursday night in the Jordan neighborhood of Minneapolis, police said.
Responding to a ShotSpotter notification, police arrived at the 3000 block of Irving Avenue N. around 7:30 p.m., according to a Minneapolis police statement.
Officers found a 17-year-old with life-threatening gunshot wounds and a 16-year-old with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds in a stolen Kia that had collided with a parked vehicle.
The Kia and the parked vehicle, as well as another stolen Kia, were damaged at the scene, police said. The gunfire also damaged vehicles and homes in the area. The shooting remains under investigation.
Both teens were taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale. Another young man who allegedly got out of one of the Kias was taken into custody, police said.
In a statement, Police Chief Brian O’Hara suggested that the situation in the city with teenagers, weapons and stolen vehicles has gotten out of control.
“Stolen Kias, stolen Hyundais, young people and weapons involved, and we see the result. It was early in the evening, there was still light at that time,” he said. “There were people who were outside. There were children outside. Fortunately, no one who wasn’t involved was hurt here. But that could have easily changed with people on the street.”
