Teen killed by gunfire in Minneapolis identified
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The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said 17-year-old Nehemiah Steverson was the person police found dying of a gunshot early Sunday morning in north Minneapolis.
Polce say Steverson he was shot just before 2 a.m. near 16th Avenue North and Morgan Avenue North. Police found him next to the street, with a bullet wound in his abdomen. He was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center where he died just before noon Sunday.
Steverson as a junior at Edison High School, where he played football and was a budding chef, according to Minneapolis Public Schools. The school district offered condolences to his family, friends and teachers.
Edison has made counseling available.
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