18-year-old killed by exploding firework in Brooklyn Park
Police arrived at the scene to see the victim's friend performing CPR.
An 18-year-old is dead after a firework reportedly exploded in Brooklyn Park early Fourth of July morning.
Brooklyn Park Police Department says it received a report at 1:30 a.m. of a "firework that had exploded in an individual's face" at a park on the 9800 block of Fallgold Parkway North.
The 18-year-old was found by police at the scene with "severe wounds to his hands and face," and officers arrived to see the victim's friend performing CPR.
Officers continued life-saving efforts before the 18-year-old was taken by ambulance to North Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim's identity has not been released.
