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Investigators say the shooting followed a physical altercation among a group of teenage boys—estimated at up to a dozen. During the confrontation, one of the teens pulled a gun and fired, striking the 14-year-old victim.
Two men—Victor Joseph Vasquez-Rodriguez, 20, of Hayward, Wisc., and Jose David Vazquez-Rodriguez, 22, of Minneapolis—are charged with second-degree murder.
Officers responded just after 5:15 a.m. for a welfare check on the 300 block of Edmund Avenue in the Frogtown neighborhood. After announcing their presence and getting no response, officers entered the home and found a woman unresponsive inside.
James Duane Ortley was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals NorthStar Fugitive Task Force on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.
No arrests have been made and investigators are working to determine if this case is linked to the two other fatal shootings that occurred just hours prior.
Law enforcement has vowed to use every available resource to stop the cycle of shootings that officials say may be connected, gang-related and possibly retaliatory.
Three people were killed and two others wounded in a shooting late Tuesday night in south Minneapolis that police say was likely a targeted attack.
Despite life-saving efforts at the scene, the man was pronounced dead. An adult woman was taken into custody at the scene and booked into the Anoka County Jail pending formal charges.
Minneapolis Fire and Hennepin EMS initially responded for a report of a person down in the roadway. After finding that the man had been shot, first responders requested assistance from Minneapolis Police.
Prosecutors say 25-year-old Tyler Walter Edwards stabbed the victim more than 30 times in July 2024, then set his body on fire using accelerants including Pine-Sol and alcohol.
Knyaw Taw pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder with intent for the September 10 shooting of Davion Brown in the parking lot of Maryland Tobacco, at 1375 Maryland Avenue East.
When officers arrived, they found a car that had crashed into the garage entrance of an apartment building. A man in his 20s was located inside the vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound to the neck.
