A Minneapolis man stabbed another man near Chicago Avenue and 28th Street East after a fight escalated and a knife was handed to him by a companion.
Jamael Ajani Lowe-Brown, faces two counts of 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, court records show. The charges were filed Tuesday, July 14, in Hennepin County District Court.
According to the complaint, Minneapolis police responded at about 8:55 p.m. on July 12 to a report of a stabbing in Hennepin County. Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from his mouth and with blood covering his torso. The man had a stab wound in his left shoulder and another in his back, and remnants of a knife were lodged in his shoulder. He was transported to the hospital for treatment.
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The victim and a woman told officers they had been involved in a verbal altercation and fight with two people they did not know. The dispute began over a misunderstanding about an overheard conversation. After the fight, a woman later identified as Shawnasee Emonie Johnson began chasing the victims with a box cutter knife, according to the complaint. Her companion, later identified as Jamael Ajani Lowe-Brown, joined the chase.
The victims ran away, but at some point, Johnson handed the knife to Lowe-Brown. The complaint states that Lowe-Brown then stabbed the male victim multiple times. The female victim fell to the ground during the chase and injured her knee.
Surveillance video reviewed by investigators showed Johnson chasing the female victim and swinging the knife at her. The footage also captured Johnson handing the knife to Lowe-Brown, who then ran up to the male victim and assaulted him.
Officers located and detained both Lowe-Brown and Johnson following the attack. The complaint does not mention any statements made by the defendants or prior criminal history.
Lowe-Brown is scheduled to appear in court on the charges.
About This Charge
Minnesota classifies assault by degree under § 609.221 (first), § 609.222 (second), § 609.223 (third), § 609.2231 (fourth) and § 609.224 (fifth). First-degree assault, alleging great bodily harm, carries up to 20 years in prison. The lower degrees range from gross-misdemeanor up to 10-year felony exposure depending on weapon use and harm.
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Jurisdictional Context
Hennepin County is Minnesota’s most populous jurisdiction. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office handles felony prosecutions across Minneapolis and 45 surrounding cities; the Fourth Judicial District presides over felony arraignments and trials at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis.
