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14-year-old suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg
Summary by The Minneapolis Editorial Desk Joseph Swanson , as published by KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC)
· August 20, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points A suspect is currently in custody, a 17-year-old boy. A shooting incident occurred on Wednesday night, resulting in a 14-year-old boy being wounded in the leg.
A shooting incident occurred on Wednesday night, resulting in a 14-year-old boy being wounded in the leg. He is expected to survive. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are not yet clear, with investigators still working to determine what happened.
A suspect is currently in custody, a 17-year-old boy. The identities of both the victim and the suspect have not been released.
Further details about the incident are available from the source, including the status of the investigation, which is ongoing.
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Category: safety Published: August 20, 2026 Source: KSTP 5 Eyewitness News (ABC) Reading time: 1 min
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