Rodney Latauris Craig

At around 7:40 PM on April 12, 2026, officers responded to a shooting that occurred in the area of [ADDRESS REDACTED], St. Paul, Ramsey County. Multiple callers reported hearing gunshots, and several residents reported their vehicles and homes had been hit by gunfire. Officers found 43 spent casings in the intersection of Beech Street and Cypress Street: 12 10mm casings and 31 9mm casings. A witness said a Jeep Cherokee had stopped in that location. The driver got out, took a shooting stance, and fired east down Beech Street.

The witness saw muzzle flashes from the driver’s gun. The witness couldn’t see the Jeep’s passenger side, but he was sure there was another shooter on the passenger side. Surveillance video that was later recovered showed RODNEY LATAURIS CRAIG aka RODNEY FRANKLIN [DOB REDACTED] exited [ADDRESS REDACTED] with a handgun concealed by a white object. A child appeared on the front steps briefly with Craig and went back inside the house. Craig monitored street traffic from the steps. A black Jeep drove past Craig heading east.

The Jeep made a U-turn at the intersection of Beech and Earl Streets. Craig walked toward the street in front of [ADDRESS REDACTED]. As the Jeep drove past, Craig leveled his arm to the ground and fired multiple rounds at the Jeep which was out of camera view. Craig walked back to [ADDRESS REDACTED] and ducked down when the Jeep occupants returned fire. Craig fired one last time and went inside [ADDRESS REDACTED]. Investigators determined Craig was associated with [ADDRESS REDACTED]. A video Craig posted on social media showed him with the young child [NAME REDACTED] on the steps.

Craig has prior convictions for the distribution of cocaine, assault in the first degree, felon in possession of a firearm, and first degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon. The felon in possession of a firearm and first degree recklessly endangering safety convictions stem from Craig shooting at a man at a bar. Craig is still being supervised for those convictions. Craig’s assault in the first degree conviction makes him ineligible to possess firearms or ammunition.