Teen killed, man hurt in St. Cloud apartment shooting
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — An investigation is underway after a shooting left a 17-year-old dead in St. Cloud early Sunday morning.
According to police, officers responded shortly before 3 a.m. to the 200 block of Second Street Northeast to a report of shots fired inside a building.
When officers arrived at the apartment building, they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds — one in the hallway on the first floor and another in the stairwell between the first and second floors.
The person in the stairwell, a 17-year-old boy from St. Cloud, was declared dead at the scene. The other person, a 19-year-old man from St. Joseph, was taken to St. Cloud Hospital in critical condition.
On Wednesday, police announced they arrested a 19-year-old woman and 19-year-old man in connection to the shooting.
"The suspects and victims knew each other before the incident, this was not a random incident," police said in a release.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301 or online.