Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Deshaun Hill Junior

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say they have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a gifted student athlete.

Fifteen-year-old Deshaun Hill Jr, an honor roll student and quarterback for the football team at North Community High School, died Feb. 10, a day after he was found with a gunshot wound.

According to authorities, Hill was standing by or walking up to a bus stop across the street from Wally’s Foods, a popular local corner store, when the shooting happened. A 911 caller reported seeing a group of young people who had been hanging out nearby scatter after the shot rang out.

Police did not release any further information about the arrest. Police spokesman Garrett Parten said that was to “protect the integrity of the investigation and to address safety concerns,” the Star Tribune reported.

Last weekend, those attending a North basketball game paid tribute to Hill. His death has led to renewed calls for a more forceful response to violence that has afflicted the city’s North Side.

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