The bloodied teen victim was located by officers when they arrived and told police the accused attackers were all students at Edina High School.
EDINA, Minn. — Hennepin County authorities are investigating after an alleged assault left a teenager severely injured at a Twin Cities YMCA.
According to a search warrant filed in district court Thursday, the alleged beating occurred on Dec. 20 just after 6 p.m. at a YMCA facility in Edina. Court documents allege officers responded to a call about a fight between several teens, who officers later determined had been let in through a back door by an unknown person.
The bloodied teen victim was located by officers when they arrived and allegedly told police the accused attackers were all students at Edina High School.
The warrant said the boy was transferred to the hospital by ambulance, where paramedics reported his “mental state was declining.” It was not immediately clear what his health status was as of Friday afternoon.
Authorities wrote in the search warrant that they believe the attack was carried out by 13 boys, also of high school age. Following the incident, the document said at least three phones, including the victim’s, were collected as evidence. Police collected the teen’s phone after he claimed another individual sent him a video of the attack.
According to officials, the altercation was not recorded by YMCA surveillance cameras.
Documents show a judge approved the request to search each phone for “any and all evidence related to the assault, including but not limited to video recordings, that took place in the area of the gymnasium at the YMCA.”
KARE 11 has reached out to both Edina Public Schools and the Edina Police Department for comment, but has not yet heard back.