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Officials: Boy, 15, Charged In Minnetonka Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has issued charges against a 15-year-old boy in connection with the shooting in Minnetonka on Monday evening.

According to Minnetonka Police, around 5 p.m. Monday officers responded to a call of an explosion in the 5400 block of Byscane Way in Minnetonka.

When they arrived, they found the homeowner shot in the face. His 15-year-old son was arrested in the driveway and was taken into custody.

Minnetonka police said they have never been called to the house for a domestic dispute or for any altercation involving family members.

According to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, because the boy is younger than 16 no further information can be released.

The boy's father remains in critical condition.

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