Brooklyn Park police say a 17-year-old girl was fatally shot Tuesday night and they are searching for the shooter.
Police went to the 7000 block of Lakeland Avenue N. just before 8 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound, according to a statement the Brooklyn Park Police Department released shortly after midnight on Wednesday.
Officers administered care until paramedics arrived and took the girl to a hospital. She later died of her injuries, the police account said.
The name of the girl has not been released.
Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded the area and a State Patrol helicopter was brought in to search for the shooter, but no one was found.
Anyone with information can text a tip to 847411.
