A man and his friend were lured to a Minneapolis address through a Facebook account, where a meeting turned into a robbery and shooting that left the victim wounded in the arm.

Giavanna Marie Nichols, 21, of Minneapolis, faces a charge of aiding and abetting aggravated robbery in the 1st degree, according to a complaint filed Friday in Hennepin County District Court.

According to the complaint, officers responded to a report of a shooting near 45th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North on June 27, 2026. The victim was already en route to Hennepin County Medical Center when officers arrived. At the hospital, the victim told officers he and a friend had been messaging someone using the Facebook account “Sevyn Jahari.” They were instructed to meet at a location on the 3800 block of Thomas Avenue North, but after arriving, the messages stopped.

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Instead, a man came out of a house and asked the victim for a ride to 45th and Lyndale. The victim agreed and drove the man to that intersection. Once there, the man pulled a gun and demanded the victim’s property. When the victim refused, the man shot him in the arm, then ran down a nearby alley.

Investigators traced the “Sevyn Jahari” account to Giavanna Marie Nichols. Officers noted a prior incident involving Nichols’s account in which another person was shot and killed, according to court records. Nichols was located and arrested. She told officers she knew the man who committed the robbery and identified him as the father of the victim. Nichols confirmed ownership of the Facebook account but claimed the man had access to it and denied sending the messages that set up the meeting.

Nichols also identified the victim and said the man who committed the robbery told her he and the victim had gone to school together.

The charge of aiding and abetting aggravated robbery in the 1st degree alleges that Nichols assisted or facilitated the armed robbery that resulted in the victim being shot.

A court date has not yet been set.

About This Charge

Minnesota distinguishes simple robbery (§ 609.24, up to 10 years) from aggravated robbery (§ 609.245), where a weapon or great bodily harm is alleged. First-degree aggravated robbery carries up to 20 years; second-degree up to 15. Carjacking is charged under § 609.247.

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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.