17-Year-Old Shot And Killed 15-Year-Old At Light Right Station: Police

MINNEAPOLIS — A 17-year-old from St. Paul is accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy at a downtown Minneapolis light rail station.

Tashawn Powell, 17, was charged with intentional murder in the second degree. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said it is seeking to have Powell tried as an adult.

On Aug. 2, police were dispatched to the Nicollet Mall light rail station. At the station, they found a 15-year-old boy lying on the platform with a "large" amount of blood flowing from his mouth and chest, police said.

Police and a bystander tried lifesaving medical care, but when paramedics arrived, they declared him dead, according to authorities.

A discharged cartridge casing was found near his body, investigators said.

Police reviewed Metro Transit video footage of the shooting, and later found and arrested Powell, authorities said.

During the arrest, officers found that Powell was carrying a handgun that was the same caliber as the discharged cartridge casing, according to investigators.

Powell then admitted to shooting the 15-year-old and said the handgun he was carrying was the one used to shoot him, police said.