Minneapolis Man Charged in Double Murder at Apartment Complex

Oct 2

A 51-year-old Minneapolis man is charged with killing two neighbors after an argument escalated inside their apartment building.

On Sept. 27, police were called to a high-rise apartment building on East Grant Street around 1:50 p.m. for a fight, which was updated to a shooting.

Two men were found dead from gunshot wounds to the neck inside the building.

A witness told police that Robert Cardell Warren argued with one victim in the entryway, but the two were separated and returned to their apartments. The witness then called 911, and during the call, reported hearing a gunshot.

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Surveillance video showed Warren, after being separated from one victim, take the stairs to his second-floor apartment. The two men entered an elevator and rode up to the fifth floor. While they were upstairs, Warren retrieved a shotgun from his apartment and waited in a stairwell near the second-floor elevators.

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The two men then came back down to the first floor. They briefly stepped out of the elevator before getting back in and riding again to the second floor.

When the elevator doors opened, Warren ambushed them from behind with the shotgun. One man tried to retreat into the elevator, but Warren fired, striking him in the neck. He then turned to the other man, who was unarmed and shot him in the neck. Both died at the scene.

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Officers found Warren lying prone on the ground, wearing a green hat and shirt which matched the callers description of the suspect. He surrendered without incident, carrying shotgun shells in his pocket. Investigators also located a long-gun case inside his apartment.

Warren has prior felony convictions for domestic assault and third-degree assault, prohibiting him from possessing firearms. He is charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of firearm possession as a prohibited person. He faces up to 40 years in prison on each homicide charge. Warren made an initial court appearance on Wednesday where a judge set bail at $5 million.

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