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One injured in police shooting in northwest Minnesota

Authorities in northwest Minnesota say a person was shot and wounded by law enforcement following a vehicle pursuit on Monday morning.
by MPR News Staff

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Prosecution of man accused of shooting neighbor paused after 2nd incompetency finding

Prosecution of man accused of shooting neighbor paused after 2nd incompetency finding

The Hennepin County Attorney’s office announced Thursday it is pausing prosecution against John Sawchak, who allegedly shot his next door neighbor last October.  Sawchak, who is white, allegedly used racial slurs to harass and threaten his neighbor, Davis Moturi, who is Black. 
by Cari Spencer

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Judge demands answers from immigration officials over U student’s detention

Judge demands answers from immigration officials over U student’s detention

A federal judge in St. Paul on Wednesday ordered immigration officials to say why they’re detaining a University of Minnesota graduate student. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Doğukan Günaydin outside his St. Paul home on March 27.
by Matt Sepic

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Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

According to a federal lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin, who is studying business at the University of Minnesota, was stripped of his phone and belongings, taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in St. Paul, “and was left waiting for hours on end without access to his family, friends or attorney.”
by Matt Sepic and Sarah Thamer

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Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

 U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. 
by The Associated Press

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