90 articles tagged “Fire”
The four victims of a fatal house fire in White Bear Lake have been identified as Jessi Pierce, a well-known sports reporter who covered the Minnesota Wild, and her three children. The White Bear Lake Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at a single-family home on the 2100 block of Richard Avenue just before 5:30 a.
An adult and three children are dead after an early morning house fire in White Bear Lake on Saturday.
A man with a long criminal history allegedly fired a handgun on a north Minneapolis street, then gave officers a fake name when they caught up with him minutes later, new charges say. Melvin Sidney Collins , 48, of Minneapolis, faces felony charges of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety and fifth-degree drug possession.
A man allegedly set fire to a wall outside a downtown Saint Paul convenience store and was arrested five days later wearing the same clothes. Juel Antonio Satchell , 39, of Saint Paul, faces felony charges of second-degree arson and first-degree damage to property.
A father told his son to grab a shotgun during a dispute at their Itasca County property, and the son fired a round near a shed where two people were hiding, court documents say. Wayne Michael Amador Cronin , 45, of Deer River, faces a felony charge of aiding and abetting threats of violence and a misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting fifth-degree assault.
Authorities said a male resident flagged down a passing motorist on State Highway 34, reported the home was on fire and that a woman was possibly still inside.
The blast displaced eight residents from their homes and prompted a large emergency response from multiple agencies.
Abdilah Abdilkadir Sheikh-Mursal is charged with five counts of first-degree drug possession and two counts of possessing firearms while prohibited due to prior violent crimes.
Prosecutors allege the pair coordinated movements, communications and vehicles in the moments leading up to the gunfire.
Scott W. Carlson, 67, is charged with second-degree murder without intent in connection with the death of woman. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.
Investigators say they recovered two handguns and ammunition from his home—including a “ghost gun”—while the suspect was prohibited from possessing any firearms.
Prosecutors have charged 25-year-old Trashaun Nij Morris with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm or ammunition and with recklessly discharging a firearm within a municipality.
