A boy is in the hospital fighting for his life after a shooting in Hopkins, a Twin Cities suburb, authorities say. Officers responded to the scene, and the child was taken to a hospital in serious condition. For now, officials are keeping most details under wraps while the investigation gets underway.
What We Know So Far
The initial TV report on the incident described the boy as “fighting for his life” and did not identify a suspect or share other specifics, according to CBS Minnesota. The segment did not provide the boy’s age and offered few details about exactly where in Hopkins the shooting happened or when it took place.
Gun Violence and Children
The shooting lands against a backdrop that public-health researchers have been warning about for years. Firearm injuries have become a leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States, a trend that shows up repeatedly in national data. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, firearms were among the leading causes of death for people ages 1–19 in recent years…