A Minneapolis man shot in the head and neck has died from his injuries a little more than a month after, police say, he was shot on the city's south side by a 13-year-old boy.
Minneapolis man dies weeks after shooting; 13-year-old suspect in custody
Ezekiel Javon Paine, 22, of Minneapolis, died Thursday in a hospital, following the Dec. 7 shooting inside an apartment.
January 13, 2024 at 5:30PM
Ezekiel Javon Paine, 22, of Minneapolis, died Thursday in a hospital as a result of the Dec. 7 shooting inside an apartment in the 2500 block of 16th Avenue S., according to a news release from Minneapolis police.
Officers responded just before midnight on Dec. 7 to the apartment, and found Paine with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Medical responders arrived and took him to HCMC.
The preliminary investigation found that Paine was in an altercation with someone he knew before being shot.
The next day, police arrested a 13-year-old boy at the 2900 block of Logan Avenue N., on probable cause for first-degree assault, police said. He was lodged at the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center. He remained in custody as of Friday, according to the release.
That lifts the total number of homicides in Minneapolis last year to 77, according to the Star Tribune's database.
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