14-Year-Old Minnesota Boy Fatally Shot Monday

MILLE LACS COUNTY, MN — A northern Minnesota family grieving the loss of a 14-year-old boy after a fatal shooting incident Monday. Eric Nelson was an eighth-grader at Princeton Middle School when he was killed in his home May 15.

A GoFundMe page established for Eric is taking donations to help fund funeral arrangements. "Also prayers are very much appreciated at this time as we need strength to deal with this tragic loss of such a great kid," the page states.

Law enforcement agencies have released few details regarding the incident, but Eric's mother, Emma Nelson, is asking parents everywhere to put their children through gun safety classes, the Star Tribune reported:

“They need to know what weapons can do,” said Emma Nelson, who confirmed that her nephew Eric Nelson was the teen who died after a gun went off about 3:55 p.m. inside a residence on the 1300 block of 15th Avenue North.

“Even for parents who don’t own guns, please, put your kids through firearm safety or training. A lot of people do have guns and a kid can go to a friend’s [where there is one],” she said.

Emma Nelson said she could not comment on the shooting as authorities continue to investigate, but called it a “tragic event.”

Read much more at the Star Tribune.

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