Crime & Safety
Minnetonka High Student Shot By Deputies
The teen's mother said her son was suicidal and was threatening her with knives and a baseball bat, the BCA reports.
CHANHASSEN, MN — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after officers shot and killed a teenager Friday morning in Chanhassen.
According to the BCA, Carver County deputies were called to a home in the 6400 block of Oriole Avenue following a 911 call from a woman reporting her son was suicidal and was threatening her with knives and a baseball bat.
Deputies arrived and attempted to use a Taser on the 16-year-old boy. Two Carver County deputies later shot the teen, authorities said.
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The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
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One deputy was hospitalized in Chaska for non life-threatening injuries. He was treated and released.
KSTP identified the teen involved as Archer Amorosi, a Minnetonka High School student.
BCA agents are conducting interviews. Body cameras and dash cam video may have captured portions of the incident, the agency said.
The investigation is ongoing.
The BCA is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Chanhassen. Authorities have yet to address the media with any more details. Family of the victim ask for privacy right now as Carver County has an entire neighborhood taped off pic.twitter.com/nhp7PBh7dK
— Katherine Johnson (@KJohnsonKSTP) 13 July 2018
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