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17-year-old boy arrested after standoff in north Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County deputy saw a person fire a gun in north Minneapolis on Friday morning, leading to a standoff outside a residence that was resolved when a teenager was arrested.The sheriff's office says the deputy saw the boy fire a gun and run into a home on the 1500 block of Olive Avenue North. Law enforcement officers secured the perimeter and WCCO crews at the scene observed a heavy law enforcement presence, including SWAT vehicles, outside a residence.A 17-year-old boy was taken into custody without incident, the sheriff's office said. He was booked into a juvenile detention center for reckless discharge and weapons violations. No one was injured, the sheriff's office said.
Murder trial set for September for Minnesota trooper who shot motorist during freeway stop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper who’s charged with murder for fatally shooting a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic stop is set to go on trial in September. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the death of Ricky Cobb II. It was the first hearing in the case for a new prosecution team from a Washington, D.C., law firm that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty hired to take over after the original leader from her office stepped away from the politically charged case. “I plead innocent your honor,” Londregan told Judge Tamara Garcia. Garcia scheduled the trial to start Sept. 9, with one week blocked out for jury selection and two weeks for testimony. The next hearing is set for Aug. 12 to iron out rules for the trial. The charges include second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault.
Armed carjacking suspect crashes in Plymouth after leading officers on chase, police say
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police say an armed carjacker led officers on a chase before crashing in the north metro Wednesday afternoon.Officers responded to a carjacking at gunpoint near 26th Avenue North and Thomas Avenue North around 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Less than 10 minutes later, officers spotted the stolen vehicle and began to pursue it.The suspect allegedly drove out of north Minneapolis and into Brooklyn Center. After about 10 minutes, police say they terminated that pursuit when officers lost sight of the vehicle near Highway 100 and 57th Avenue North.A short time later, police say the carjacked vehicle crashed on the 9900 block of Medicine Lake Road in Plymouth.The driver was taken to North Memorial Medical Center for evaluation and will be booked into jail once he is released.No other injuries were reported in the crash.
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting Minneapolis police officer
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A man who pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder last month learned his fate Thursday morning. Frederick Leon Davis, 19, was sentenced to 147 months, or just over 12 years, in prison for opening fire on an undercover police officer with a Glock handgun that was modified with a switch to make it fully automatic. Davis was also given 279 days already served.
Three vehicle crash on Highway 169
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A DNR officer’s truck was rear ended by an SUV and pushed into a sports car on Tuesday around 11 a.m, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Officer Corey Paul Wiebush of St. Paul, 55, was conducting a traffic stop on Yabsir Bisrat Suga of Mankato, 19, when Andrew John Seitzer of St. Peter, 45, rear ended Wibush’s 2019 Ford F150 with his 2020 Ford Escape and lunged Wiebush’s truck into Suga’s 2003 Toyota Celica.
Residents blame encampment for fatal shooting in Minneapolis neighborhood
MINNEAPOLIS — Residents of the Park Square Condominiums tell WCCO they are convinced that Thursday's deadly shooting in broad daylight near Lake Street and Blaisdell in Minneapolis' Whittier neighborhood, is tied to a recent encampment that now touches the walls of their homes. "Yes it is related to the encampment, it's definitely related to the encampment," said Lisa, who lives in the condominiums."This is one of those regrettable situations that should have never happened," said Raymond Hoffman, Park Square Condominiums President.The encampment, which residents said has butted against their homes along Blaisdell Avenue for a month now, was previously located across...
St. Paul shooting plea deal leaves mother of victim questioning system
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Five years after losing his life in a fatal shooting outside a Twin Cities bar, authorities now know who is responsible for killing Michael Gray. A St. Paul man has admitted to committing the murder, and as part of a plea deal could avoid serving more than 15 years behind bars – leaving Gray’s mother outraged.
Minneapolis police face officer shortage amid effort to rebuild public trust
Minneapolis — On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara is racing to a priority call. "I try to come out to show the officers I am here to back you up," O'Hara tells CBS News. O'Hara says his department is short by more than 200 officers, and has lost 40% of its police force in the last four years. "It is incredible," O'Hara said. "It's not just that we lost 40% of the force, they've been facing the highest levels of crime and violence, in some categories, that the city has ever seen." Minneapolis is facing a...
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