16-Year-Old Arrested in Killing of Child at Minneapolis Park

Apple Valley teen charged in shooting that killed 11-year-old in Minneapolis

A 16-year-old boy from Apple Valley was charged Wednesday in connection with a Minneapolis shooting that killed an 11-year-old boy last month. Police arrested the teen about 9 a.m. Tuesday in Apple Valley. Amir Atkins, 11, of Hopkins was shot and killed on the afternoon of June 23 at Folwell Park on Dowling Avenue North in Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged the 16-year-old with possession of a firearm by a person under ag…

Teen arrested in shooting death of 11-year-old boy

Minneapolis police allege the 16-year-old suspect was involved in the killing of Amir Atkins, but a source with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said the case involved self-defense.

Reward offered for information leading to arrest of Minneapolis man charged in Apple Valley murder

A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of a 20-year-old Minneapolis man who is wanted in the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Apple Valley man.

Minneapolis Police make an arrest nearly a month after 11-year old Amir Lamar Atkins shot and killed in Folwell Park

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has announced that a 16-year-old male has been arrested for the murder of 11-year-old Amir Lamar Atkins nearly a month after Atkins was killed in Folwell Park on the city’s north side.

Teen not charged with murder in connection to death of 11-year-old Minneapolis boy

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office stated that murder was not a viable charge because of "evidence of self-defense."

Police arrest 16-year-old for murder of 11-year-old at Minneapolis park AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryMinneapolis police announced Wednesday that they have arrested a 16-year-old male for the murder of 11-year-old Amir Lamar Atkins. The 16-year-old, who wasn’t identified by name, was arrested Tuesday just after 9 a.m. in Apple Valley. Police said he was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center. Atkins was shot in the head while at Folwell Park just after 2 p.m. on June 23. …