2 unrelated fatal shootings in Twin Cities

Law enforcement is investigating unrelated fatal shootings in Brooklyn Park and St. Paul. Brooklyn Park police are investigating a 16-year-old boy shot and killed Friday night at an African Market. Meanwhile, St. Paul police are investigating a man fatally shot in a neighborhood at what they described as a “chaotic scene" early Saturday morning.

Calls to reconsider plea deal for teen in Brooklyn Park killing

Family and community members want a stiffer sentence for a 15-year-old accused of being involved in the killing of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever last November. The teen's plea deal would require serving less than two years at a juvenile corrections facility.

Brooklyn Park launches alternative 911 response team with social workers

A pilot program launched in Brooklyn Park is sending social workers and paramedics, sometimes working in conjunction with police officers, to handle non-violent mental health 911 calls. So far, officials are saying the program has been a success and getting praise from the city's police chief.

Brooklyn Park discuss new mental health alternative response team [RAW]

Brooklyn Park on Wednesday, March 22, discussed its newly implemented mental health alternative response team. The team is comprised of a Hennepin County social worker and a North EMS community paramedic. It's the first-of-its kind team that's being dispatched to a variety of mental health calls in the community, and provides an alternative to a police response in certain situations.