Suspect arrested for fatal Brooklyn Park shooting

Police on deadly Halloween shooting

A Tuesday evening shooting in Brooklyn Park has left one person dead and another seriously hurt, police report.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - Brooklyn Park police arrested a 16-year-old suspect in the Halloween shooting that killed two teens. The teen is currently being held for second-degree murder, police say.

According to police, their investigation has revealed that the individuals involved were known to each other, and this was not a random crime.

Around 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, Brooklyn Park police responded to a shooting at 73rd Avenue North and Zane Avenue North. At the scene, police found two teens with gunshot wounds.

First responders pronounced 16-year-old Diriye Abdi Muhumed dead at the scene. The second victim, 16-year-old Chardid Hachi Farah, died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds on Nov. 3, according to police.

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