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Minor killed at Casper mall

CASPER (WNE) — A minor is dead following a stabbing just before noon Sunday outside Eastridge Mall in Casper.

“The two people most directly involved are in custody,” police lieutenant Scott Jones said, adding that additional individuals who may have been involved have been identified, questioned and may face “further action.”

The victim, who is under the age of 16, will not be publicly identified until after an autopsy is performed Tuesday by the Natrona County Coroner. He died shortly after law enforcement arrived, Jones said.

Jones, who has three decades of experi...