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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal highway 169 shooting that killed a youth baseball coach earlier this summer, Plymouth police announced Thursday.
WATCH: On Thursday at 2 p.m., Plymouth Public Safety Director and Police Chief Erik Fadden will be holding a press conference to officially announce the arrest. CBSN Minnesota will stream the press conference live.
Jay Boughton, 56, was driving home on July 6 with his son after coaching a youth baseball game when he got into an altercation with another driver on Highway 169. The driver shot him in the head, and Boughton lost control of his car, crashing into several other vehicles in a nearby apartment complex parking lot.
His 15-year-old son performed CPR on him until paramedics arrived at the scene. He was taken to North Memorial Health, where he died.
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In the days following the incident, the police chief called the shooting “one of the most tragic events” he’s witnessed in his 20 years of policing.
“It was a really, truly a senseless act that resulted in the loss of a human life,” Fadden said.
A $10,000 reward was also announced for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the shooter.
Then, on Aug. 11, Plymouth police announced they recovered an SUV matching a description of the suspect vehicle, and were processing the vehicle to gather possible evidence.
Boughton was on his way home from coaching a 15U-AAA team game when he was killed. He was laid to rest in early August, with hundreds in attendance. He is survived by his wife, 15-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter.
This is a developing story.
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Source: CBS Minnesota
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