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A woman accused of striking four pedestrians with her car in two separate Uptown hit-and-run incidents last week is now charged with second-degree murder following the death of one of the victims.
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.
Surveillance video and witness statements outlined in the complaint describe a series of dangerous driving behaviors leading up to the fatal crash.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County, Sophia Sullivan, 38, is accused of intentionally striking four people in a series of crashes that occurred minutes apart.
Two men—Victor Joseph Vasquez-Rodriguez, 20, of Hayward, Wisc., and Jose David Vazquez-Rodriguez, 22, of Minneapolis—are charged with second-degree murder.
A Minneapolis man with multiple prior impaired driving offenses has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after he struck and killed a pedestrian while fleeing from police in November 2024.
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.
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.
Officers from the 1st Precinct were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 18, after reports of a shooting near 3rd Avenue South and 9th Street South.
