Minneapolis, MN
After his child was shot in a stolen vehicle, Minneapolis father asks community to work together
MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities father is asking for community members to work together to make sure what happened to his child never happens again.
His 12-year-old is home from the hospital on Wednesday night they were shot in a stolen car with three other children in north Minneapolis last weekend.
“They ain’t no bad kids. They just misguided nobodies listening to them, but now that they got our attention what are we going to do with it?” the father said.
He added it’s time for the community to focus on the well-being of youth. He wants to speak out, but is concerned about the safety of his family. Because whoever shot at the car has not been arrested, WCCO is not naming or showing his face.
“For me it hit home. I go and talk to kids all the time but when it hit home, it’s like, I was so unconscious to my kid focusing on other peoples kid,” he said.
He sees his child getting in that car as a cry for attention in an area where there is no community center, no programming, no skating rink or arcade.
He says kids know and talk about the fact that there are no consequences for their actions. Because of that, he says he and other parents have been asking for help.
“The families been saying what can we do and all y’all saying is it comes from the house, it comes from the inside. You can have a kid whose family is perfect, you can get whatever you want when you want it, they still got to go to that bus stop they still got to go to that park,” he said.
He is calling on all parents to work together and hopes Zion Baptist Church’s Wellness Collaborative can help.
Marquese Armstrong, the deacon of Zion Baptist Church, believes what’s needed to change the direction of young people lies within community.
“Members of the wellness collaborative are here, we have mentorship program, we have life coaching, we have therapy we have rights of passage programs for not just the children but for the parents as well,” Armstrong explained.
This parent hopes the village steps up and helps provide what’s needed to help kids be kids again.
The father says the 12-year-old was supposed to be spending the night at a friend’s house.
He believes neighbors shouldn’t be afraid to speak up about kids behaving badly, and other parents should accept that help.
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday,…
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 215.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Spurs won the last meeting 115-108 on Saturday, led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32.
The Timberwolves are 31-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is sixth in the Western Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.5.
The Spurs are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Julian Champagnie averaging 3.0.
The Timberwolves’ 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Spurs allow. The Spurs average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. De’Aaron Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).
Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).
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Minneapolis, MN
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Residents of a northeast Minneapolis apartment were seen evacuating the building after fire crews were called to the scene on Friday morning.
This all happened around 3 a.m. near 5th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast near Saint Anthony Park.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew says that multiple fire crews were on scene and several residents were seen evacuating.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to Minneapolis Fire for more information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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