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Crime, Law and Justice

County attorney rules fatal police shooting in St. Paul was legally justified

County attorney rules fatal police shooting in St. Paul was legally justified

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that it will not file charges against a St. Paul police officer who fatally wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire on a city street last December.
by MPR News Staff

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Court docs reveal evidence MPD ‘coached’ officers involved in serious misconduct 

Court docs reveal evidence MPD ‘coached’ officers involved in serious misconduct 

Under state law, complaints against police officers only become public if the officer is disciplined. City officials have historically claimed that “coaching” an officer doesn’t qualify as discipline, and therefore isn’t public information. 
by Jon Collins

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Man sentenced to 30 years for 2022 Mall of America shooting

Man sentenced to 30 years for 2022 Mall of America shooting

Nineteen-year-old Taeshawn Adams-Wright was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for a murder at the Mall of America in 2022. He is the first person sentenced in the shooting that shut down the mall during a holiday shopping rush.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Walz, DFL chair call on Sen. Mitchell to resign; she says she won’t

Walz, DFL chair call on Sen. Mitchell to resign; she says she won’t

State Sen. Nicole Mitchell cast deciding votes on a number of policy and spending bills in the final weeks of the legislative session, following her arrest for allegedly burglarizing a relative’s home in April.
by Dana Ferguson

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Food fraud defendant testifies as others stay quiet

Food fraud defendant testifies as others stay quiet

In a surprise move on Wednesday, one of the defendants in the Feeding Our Future trial took the stand in his own defense. Unlike the six others, Mukhtar Shariff not only called witnesses, but waived his right to remain silent.
by Matt Sepic

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Lakeville man charged with killing pregnant sister

A Lakeville man was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree murder after allegedly killing and dismembering his pregnant sister.
by Andrew Krueger

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