ST. CLOUD — One teenager was killed and another was injured in an incident Sunday morning, Feb. 2, in east St. Cloud, according to a news release from the St. Cloud Police Department.
According to the release, police responded to a report of gunshots fired at 2:55 a.m. Sunday morning in the 200 block of Second Street NE in St. Cloud.
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When they arrived, officers found one male with gunshot wounds in the first-floor apartment hallway and another male with a gunshot wound in the stairwell between the first and second floors.
The male in the stairwell, identified only as a 17-year-old from St. Cloud, was declared dead at the scene.
The man in the hallway, only identified as a 19-year-old from St. Joseph, was taken to CentraCare — St. Cloud Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
The police reported this was not a random incident. The suspects and victims knew each other before the incident. However, the suspects are not yet in custody, said Lori Ellering, a commander with St. Cloud Police.
The investigation is active and ongoing. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting.
Anyone with information regarding the above incident is urged to contact the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200, or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301, or at tricountycrimestoppers.org.
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