16-Year-Old Boy Killed, Man Injured in North Minneapolis Shooting
Published: May 21st 2026
MINNEAPOLIS MN: A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 44-year-old man was injured in a shooting Thursday evening in north Minneapolis, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Chief Brian O'Hara said Fourth Precinct officers responded at approximately 5:30 p.m. to reports of multiple shots fired in the 1300 block of 18th Avenue North.
According to MPD, officers arrived and found the teenage victim outside suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers and paramedics attempted lifesaving measures, but the boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said a 44-year-old man who was in the area when the shooting occurred was also struck by gunfire. The man reportedly drove himself from the scene to a gas station near Broadway Avenue and Knox Avenue North, where officers responded and provided medical aid before he was transported by ambulance to North Memorial Health with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators located evidence of gunfire in the street near the original shooting scene on the 1300 block of 18th Avenue North.
According to MPD, homicide investigators are working to determine the sequence of events that led to the shooting and whether the two victims were connected.
MPD Forensic Scientists processed the scene and collected evidence. The incident number is 26-135200.
“This is another heartbreaking act of violence that has left a young person dead, another individual wounded, and families suffering unimaginable pain,” Chief O’Hara said in a statement. “Our investigators are working urgently to determine exactly what happened and to identify every person responsible for this violence.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact MPD by emailing policetips@minneapolismn.gov or by calling 612-673-5845. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at CrimeStoppersMN.org.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to release the identity of the teenage victim at a later time.