CRIME & SAFETY
Myon Burrell, man freed from life sentence in Minneapolis murder, arrested again
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Myon Burrell, the man freed from prison after being sentenced to life as a teen for the slaying of a child in Minneapolis, has been arrested for a second time since his release. Burrell was booked into Hennepin County Jail on Thursday afternoon by the Hennepin...
Teen boy charged as adult in deadly Brooklyn Park Halloween shooting
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A 17-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in the murder of two teens last Halloween in Brooklyn Park, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County on Tuesday.The 17-year-old from Minneapolis is facing two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of 16-year-olds Diriye Abdi Muhumed and Chardid Farah. He was also 16 at the time of the shooting.The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2023, on the 7200 block of Zane Avenue.A criminal complaint says the 17-year-old is one of two suspected shooters. Investigators allegedly found a text conversation on Muhumed's...
Plea deal in Mpls gas station shootout caught on video leaves victim outraged
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The teenage gunmen who put innocent lives in danger when they opened fire at a 24-hour Northeast Minneapolis gas station earlier this year, will not be going to prison, but instead, the 17 year olds are headed to juvenile detention facilities after agreeing to plea deals with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office this week.
Teen charged after flight from police in stolen car ended in crash near University of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis teenager is accused of fleeing police in a stolen vehicle near the University of Minnesota campus Sunday, causing a crash involving two other vehicles.Five people were arrested after the crash and one officer was injured during the arrests, the University of Minnesota Police Department said. The 16-year-old is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle and possession of burglary or theft tools, according to a juvenile petition filed Monday.U of M police patrolling near campus saw a vehicle "make a reckless lane change" right in front of their car just after 1...
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