Investigators say the shooting happened while vehicles were driving through the park, though the exact circumstances and how many people were involved are unknown.

In an interview on Wednesday, Chief Ohotto said officers patrol all of the city's 185 parks from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m. the following morning every day.

MINNEAPOLIS – The 11-year-old boy shot and killed Monday in north Minneapolis is identified as Amir Atkins. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office says Atkins died of a gunshot wound to the head.