2 hurt in shooting outside Eden Prairie High School homecoming football game, police say

Two people are in the hospital after a shooting during a high school homecoming football game Friday night in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, according to police.

Officers responded to reports of shots fired outside Aerie Stadium on the north side of Eden Prairie High School around 8:40 p.m. in the last 12 minutes of the game with Minnetonka High School. Police believe a fight escalated to someone opening fire.

The two people hurt were taken to an area hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. Eden Prairie Schools officials confirm the two are not students at either school, and both are expected to survive. On Saturday, Eden Prairie police said the two teenagers were 17 and 18 years old. 

The 18-year-old was discharged from the hospital Saturday, and the other remains hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Police believe the shooting was gang related.

A livestream of the game showed fans and players flee the field as an announcer asked everyone to evacuate.  

"We heard a rush of kids kind of screaming behind the stands, and then cop cars showed up," said Tanya Logslett, a parent who attended Friday's game. "Within probably five minutes of the cops arriving, we had the evacuation notice."

"I've been doing this for 35 years, radio play-by-play of high school games, and I've never seen anything like it," said Wally Langfellow, of Minnesota Score Radio. "It was kind of eerie in a way and surreal, unfortunate because of the magnitude of this game. These are two great football teams, great communities and so on, and you know, it's just kind of a sign of the times unfortunately."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz released a statement Friday night on the shooting.

"No homecoming, in any community, should be disrupted by gun violence," Walz said. "Minnesotans are keeping students and families in our thoughts tonight."

In an update Saturday morning, Eden Prairie High School Principal Jaysen Anderson said that the homecoming dance is canceled.

"Holding a dance less than 24 hours after a trauma in our community feels out of place," Anderson said. 

Anderson said he will meet with student leaders to determine next steps regarding a dance and "other ways our community can come together to care for one another."

The school will hold classes on Monday as usual, but there will be additional resources and staff on site. Anderson said he'll share more information by Sunday at 9 p.m.

The homecoming game is also set to resume on Monday, though a time has yet to be announced.