One dead, one arrested after shooting in Brooklyn Park

Police say the victim and suspected shooter were in a domestic relationship.

August 19, 2023 at 4:47PM

One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting in Brooklyn Park on Friday night.

Brooklyn Park police were called to reports of a shooting at 11:08 p.m. in the 5800 block of 73rd Avenue N. They arrived at the Huntington Place apartment complex to find an adult with a gunshot wound to the chest. Despite aid from officers, that person died.

An adult suspect at the scene was arrested, and police say the two were in a domestic relationship. The case remains under investigation.

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Kyeland Jackson is the St. Paul public safety reporter for the Star Tribune.

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