Minneapolis Police- Mother Arrested After Two Children Were Shot

Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM Information) – Minneapolis Police are investigating a deadly argument involving a mom and her teenage youngsters.

A information launch says officers responded to a residence round 6 AM Saturday after receiving a 911 name from an individual who reported {that a} gun had discharged throughout an argument.

The officers discovered an 18-year-old lady with a life-threatening gunshot wound and a 13-year-old boy with non-life-threatening accidents. A information launch says it seems each victims had been hit by the identical bullet.

Each youngsters had been transported to North Memorial Hospital, the place the 18-year-old sufferer died. Info on the medical situation of the 13-year-old boy just isn’t accessible. Minneapolis police additionally reported that a number of different juveniles had been within the dwelling when the taking pictures occurred, however they weren’t injured.

The findings of a preliminary investigation point out “a verbal argument between a mom and her youngsters escalated and a shot was fired.” Investigators are actually targeted on figuring out if the discharge of the weapon was unintended or intentional.

A gun was recovered on the scene and the mom, recognized as 39-year-old Ashley Pope, was booked into the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault.