1 dead, 1 injured after southern Minnesota shooting; teen arrested
One man is dead, another is recovering and a 16-year-old boy is in custody after a shooting in Austin, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon, according to police.
Officers responded to the shooting on the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue Northwest around 1:36 p.m. Authorities found a man who had been shot.
Police attempted life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene.
Authorities have identified him as 27-year-old Opoka James Bot Lob Nathanael, of Austin.
Another man was allegedly injured during the shooting and was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle.
The 16-year-old boy, from Austin, was arrested that evening in connection with the incident, authorities say.
The investigation is ongoing.
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