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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...
Teens hurt, stolen Kias left wrecked in chaotic Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A chaotic shooting scene in Minneapolis' Jordan neighborhood left two teens hurt – one seriously – and two stolen Kias crashed Thursday evening. Police responded around 7:30 p.m. to the shooting near the intersection of 30th Avenue North and Irving Avenue North. At the scene, officers found two victims, ages 16 and 17, with gunshot wounds.
Minneapolis kindergartener hospitalized after classmate gave her "poisonous candies"
MINNEAPOLIS — A little girl is in the hospital after she says a kindergarten classmate gave her something suspicious.Rachel Hodges says her daughter, Da'Kyah, was shaking, having trouble walking and acting bizarrely Monday.Officials from Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School in Minneapolis called Hodges to say Da'Kyah had thrown up and had what looked like seizures."She didn't know who I was," Hodges said. "She didn't know my mom. She has a twin, she didn't know him."Hodges says after emergency room doctors told her it wasn't a seizure, the episodes of odd behavior continued on and off.She says they include hallucinations and mood...
Saint Paul Police Fatally Shoot Woman During Suicide Call Intervention, BCA to Lead Investigation
Tragedy struck in Saint Paul Monday evening as police officers fatally shot a woman during what began as a suicide intervention call. The Saint Paul Police Department reported officers were dispatched to a residence on the 1100 block of Rose Avenue East after receiving a distressing call concerning a potential suicide around 7:19 p.m. Upon entering the home, officers were met with an adult woman who subsequently drew a handgun and aimed it at them, as reported by the Saint Paul Minnesota.
KARE 11 Investigates: Feds launch probe into Twin Cities addiction treatment center
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A federal investigation is underway into Evergreen Recovery, a prominent addiction treatment facility in St Paul, according to former employees. Multiple former employees tell KARE 11 they’ve been interviewed by agents from both the Inspector General’s Office of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Unit.
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...
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...
Mental health expert discusses impact after St. Paul officer involved shooting
ST PAUL, Minn — Officers with the St. Paul police department responded to a call for a suicide in progress Monday evening. While responding, they found a woman inside a home in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. A spokesperson for the department says that woman pulled a gun and pointed it...
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