AMinneapolisman has been charged in connection with the shooting death of his former girlfriend on Sunday evening in north Minneapolis.
Prosecutors say 50-year-old David Eugene Wrightis accused of killing Mariah Samuelsnear her vehicle on Sept. 14.
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He faces one count of second-degree intentional murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
According to the complaint, police were dispatched to the1400 block of Russell Avenue Northafter multiple 911 calls and a Shot Spotter alert reported gunfire. Officers arrived to find Samuels near the open driver’s side door of a Jeep Compass. She had multiple gunshot wounds to her torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered 15 shell casings near the Jeep.
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