12-year-old Boy Killed in Shooting; 14-year-old Arrested
Saint Paul police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy early this morning on the 200 block of Stinson St. and a 14-year-old boy has been arrested.
Officers were called just before 5 a.m. for a juvenile male who had been shot. When officers arrived, they located the 12-year-old who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
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The call came in around 4:58 a.m. as a 911 hang-up, according to dispatch audio. Dispatchers were able to call the number back and there was reportedly lots of yelling on the line and someone saying to "lift his head up." Officers quickly on scene found the boy and cleared medics in, saying the boy was in and out consciousness.
Saint Paul Fire medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to Regions Hospital, where he later died. Officers secured the scene and have located possible witnesses that they interviewed.
The Forensic Services Unit will be processing the scene for evidence and investigators are working to determine what led up to the shooting. This is the 22nd homicide of 2023 in Saint Paul.
SPPD said Saturday afternoon that a 14-year-old male was arrested and placed at the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to the incident. Family members have identified the victim as Markee Jones, 12, and say the shooting was “accidental.”
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