The murder was allegedly committed as part of a past pattern of domestic abuse. A conviction on either count requires life in prison, and a premeditated murder conviction would remove the possibility of parole.

Around 3:12 a.m., Richfield police began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting an adult male dragging what callers described as a dead body from an apartment at 7601 Knox Avenue South and loading it into a vehicle.

Court records show Joseph Raymond Wiggins Sr., 56, is charged with one count of second-degree murder with intent for the killing of 55-year-old Amy Doverspike.

Just before 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 12, Saint Paul police were called to an apartment building on the 500 block of Broadway Street after a report that a woman had been shot.

The first shooting was reported around 9:26 p.m. Wednesday on the 2900 block of Emerson Avenue North after ShotSpotter alerts and 911 callers reported gunfire.

When officers arrived, they found an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds and began lifesaving efforts until Saint Paul Fire medics took over. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

The criminal complaint accuses 23-year-old A’Quan Kaishaid Laurence Thornton of firing multiple rounds at the victim as the man drove away Sunday morning, striking him in the neck.

Around 9:30 a.m., Mankato Department of Public Safety officers were called to a report of a shooting in the area of Holly Lane.

According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to the 2600 block of West Broadway Avenue on Nov. 5 and found a woman dead inside an apartment.

Officers were called to the 500 block of 38th Avenue NE around 6:30 a.m., where they discovered an adult male who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Prosecutors charged Dantrell Dajuan Clark with one count of second-degree murder with intent and three counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with the shooting.

Prosecutors say 30-year-old Daniel James Dale fatally shot 24-year-old Parker Charles Johnson around 2:15 a.m. Nov. 2 outside the Meadowview Apartments in Hibbing.

Initial information indicates the woman was inside an apartment with a male acquaintance when he fired shots that struck her. Investigators recovered a firearm and a knife from the living room floor.

The charges come just months after he was charged in a stalking case.

Initial reports to 911 indicated the shooting may have been self-inflicted, but police later learned the victim may have been shot by another teenager who was also at the house.

According to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Randy Thomas Zimmerman was taken into custody by around 4:10 p.m. Sunday.

When police arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. Despite life-saving efforts from officers and medical crews, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a criminal complaint filed Friday, 27-year-old Kelisha Jason Walton II is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder with intent for an Oct. 2023, shooting in St. Cloud.

Police said the incident began around 2:38 a.m. when an officer reported hearing two bursts of fully automatic gunfire near 13th Avenue Southeast and 5th Street Southeast.

According to court records, 21-year-old Avery Owen Cadwell was convicted of second-degree murder with intent in connection with the June 15, 2025 killing of 28-year-old Codi Brown.