Incident

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1-01-2024 Minnesota Minneapolis 1-1

Location

January 01, 2024

2300 block of N Bryant Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Laneria Wilson
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: James William Turner
Age: 44
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Playing with gun
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Stray bullet
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

celebratory gunfire; bullet came through house from outside; child in her bedroom grazed in the head

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Other

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/CrimeWatchMpls/status/1741716333518020638

URL: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/girl-shot-while-at-home-in-minneapolis-just-minutes-into-2024/

URL: https://www.wqow.com/news/crime/girl-shot-by-bullet-from-outside-while-in-minneapolis-bedroom-police-say/article_1d6d7c02-c8e1-5298-bedd-cb2a4e665960.html

URL: https://www.fox9.com/news/man-firing-off-ar-15-to-celebrate-new-year-injured-girl-in-minneapolis-police

URL: https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/man-charged-in-new-years-shooting-that-hurt-11-year-old-minneapolis-girl/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 59
State House District: 59A