14-year-old boy shot, killed in Burnsville apartment lobby
Burnsville police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was found shot in the lobby of the Glen Apartments on Harriet Avenue South around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9. Officers gave aid and the boy was transported to a hospital, where he later died. City officials say the shooting is not believed to be random and that there is no ongoing threat to the public, though they have not released any suspect description or details about what led up to the gunfire. A shelter-in-place order was briefly issued for the surrounding area late Monday night but has since been lifted. The killing adds to growing concern about youth violence in south‑metro suburbs, with residents on social media demanding answers about security in large apartment complexes and how quickly police will identify and arrest those responsible.
📌 Key Facts
- Police responded around 10:30 p.m. Monday to reports of a shooting at Glen Apartments on Harriet Avenue South in Burnsville.
- Officers found a 14-year-old boy shot in the apartment lobby; he died later at the hospital.
- The city says the shooting is not random, there is no current public threat, and a temporary shelter-in-place order for the area has been lifted.
- No suspect information or motive has been released.
📊 Relevant Data
In 2000, Burnsville, Minnesota's population was 87.5% White and 4.1% Black or African American; by 2022, it was approximately 63.2% White and 12.8% Black or African American.
Burnsville, MN Census Data — InfoPlease
In Minnesota, the poverty rate for Black or African American individuals is 28.6%, compared to 9.2% for the overall population.
People in Poverty in Minnesota: MNData Access — Minnesota Department of Health
Young Black males ages 15-34 make up 1.2% of Minnesota's population but accounted for 40% of all gun homicide deaths in 2023.
Gun Violence in Minnesota — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Nationally, in 2019, 89% of Black murder victims were killed by Black offenders, and 81% of White victims were killed by White offenders.
The child homicide rate for Black boys aged 16 to 17 years is 73.5 per 100,000, which is 18 times greater than for White boys in the same age group (national data from 2020).
Trends in Homicide Rates for US Children Aged 0 to 17 Years, 1999 to 2020 — JAMA Pediatrics
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