
Surveillance, Shell Casings Tie Teens to 2 Violent Shootings
A 17-year-old and a 19-year-old have now been charged in the February 6 shooting death of a man in Minneapolis.
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A 17-year-old and a 19-year-old have now been charged in the February 6 shooting death of a man in Minneapolis.

The shooting happened around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, when an ambulance crew near Abbott Northwestern Hospital was flagged down by an occupant inside a vehicle.

The child arrived at a local hospital with what was initially reported as an accidental gunshot wound to the head. Detectives interviewed two adults who said they were nearby when the gun went off.

Officers from the 3rd Precinct were dispatched around 1:50 a.m. after a 911 caller reported finding a person down in the alley near 17th Avenue South and East Lake Street. The caller also reported hearing a gunshot about 20 minutes earlier.

Officers from the 5th Precinct responded just after 2:20 a.m. to multiple reports of gunfire in the 2700 block of Pillsbury Avenue South.

When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male unresponsive. Medical crews attempted lifesaving measures but declared the victim dead at the scene.

Officers were called to 103 Chancellor Manor shortly after midnight, where they found the man with a gunshot wound to the chest and no pulse. The victim was taken to HCMC in Minneapolis and was pronounced dead.

Officers were called just before 12:40 a.m. to the 6800 block of Fortino Street, where witnesses reported a group fighting near Kelley Park before gunfire rang out and people scattered.

On Thursday, Bemidji police received information that the suspects were in the area. Officers began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to monitor several locations known to the suspects.

Mickiah Latrell Jackson, 39, is accused of killing a man during what investigators say started as a robbery. He was arrested six days later and is now being held on $1 million bail.

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.

Officers arrived to find an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot. He was transported to a nearby hospital, then flown to a trauma center via medical helicopter, where he was last listed in critical condition.