5-year-old shot of Minnesota teen recording on social media

A 5-year-old was fatally shot accidentally on Thanksgiving Day by a teenager in Minnesota who recorded a video of posting on social media with a group of four or five children during a family reunion, according to local police.

Police responded to a shooting around 10:20 a.m. Thursday on Florida Avenue, where they found a child dead at the scene, the Brooklyn Park Police Department said Friday in a statement. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 13-year-old boy had shot the child when he and “several” other children recorded “a video on social media”, according to police.

“Preliminary investigation has established that a 13-year-old man in the home handled a gun,” the declaration reader. “Several other young people were present as they tried to make a video on social media.

“At one point, the 13-year-old man shot with the gun and hit the 5-year-old male victim.”

The teenage shooter who shot “accidentally” was arrested and is being held in Hennepin County juvenile jail.

The 13-year-old could be charged with manslaughter, according to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley. The gun owner may also be charged with criminal charges depending on the conclusion of the investigation, according to a report.

“A preliminary investigation showed that about four to five young people at one point had found a rifle in the home, started using the rifle out in the garage to make some form of video of the social media type,” he said according to a local CBS -company. . “This is a very unfortunate accident that requires a very detailed investigation, which is ongoing right now.”

The 13-year-old boy had shot the 5-year-old child when he and several other children recorded a video that they were to post on social media.

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Burley urged adult firearms owners to keep them out of the reach of children.

“Lock them in and unlock the ammunition separately,” the deputy chief said. “As adults, it is our duty to take care of [kids] do not have access to them. “

A neighbor told WCCO she feels for the teenager.

“I’m sure it’s an accident you know. I’m sure he’s freaking out,” she said. “He’s only a child, so now he loses his life and [a] 5-year-old lost his life. “

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