A 5-year-old in Brooklyn, Park, Minnesota, was fatally shot on Thanksgiving by a 13-year-old who mistakenly discharged a gun while making a video for social media.
Brooklyn Park Police were called to a home located on Florida Avenue around 10:20 p.m. in response to reports of a child who had been shot, police said in a statement on Facebook Friday.
While on the scene, officers “attempted to render first aid; however, the child died at the scene,” police said.
Police quickly learned through their preliminary investigation that a 13-year-old boy at the scene was “handling a gun” inside the home.
“Several other juveniles were present as they were attempting to make a social media video,” police stated. However, it remains unclear exactly what circumstances led up to the tragic shooting, but it’s believed that at some point the teen “shot the gun striking the 5-year-old,” police continued, adding investigators believe the shooting was accidental.
The teen was arrested and remains in custody at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center, police said.
The investigation is ongoing.
