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Students and staff at Shakopee High School are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old junior killed in a car crash.


Ja'Mason Moffett was one of five people heading south on Zumbro Avenue in a Jeep Cherokee just after school Thursday. 


Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen said the SUV left the road, hit a driveway and overturned. Ja'Mason died at the scene. 


Two 17-year-olds were critically hurt; another passenger and the driver were released from a Shakopee hospital. 


The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Moffett died of multiple blunt force injuries around at 3:18 p.m.


High school principal Jeff Pawlicki said throughout the day students wrote memories of Ja'Mason and messages of support on a poster in the commons area.

"I think you can take a look in the building here and in about one minute come to the conclusion that he impacted a lot of lives and had a lot of connections and just knew a lot of staff and a lot of students," Pawlicki said.


The Scott County Sheriff's Office identified the other passengers as Sheikhnur Siad Jimale, 17, and Hannah Ludmilia Chance, 17, both of Shakopee. Khalil Malik Watson, 20, of Burnsville also was a passenger. 


Jimale remains in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center. 


A statement from the sheriff's office said the driver will not be identified "due to privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation." 


Authorities say they haven't determined if drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Correction (Sept. 17, 2017): An earlier version of this story included a photo caption that was misleading regarding the recipient of the GoFundMe campaign. 

Matt Sepic

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Ja'Mason Moffett was one of five people heading south on Zumbro Avenue in a Jeep Cherokee just after school Thursday.

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