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Crime, Law and Justice

El Paso Walmart shooting victim dies, death toll now 23

El Paso Walmart shooting victim dies, death toll now 23

A man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos in an El Paso Walmart died after months in the hospital, raising the death toll from the attack to 23, according to a hospital official.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota police discover remains of alleged homicide victim

Minnesota police discover remains of alleged homicide victim

Law enforcement officers investigating the killing and dismemberment of a 19-year-old woman have discovered remains in a western Minnesota landfill believed to be those of the victim, police said Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Prosecutors charge man suspected in a string of Mpls. sexual assaults

Prosecutors charge man suspected in a string of Mpls. sexual assaults

Authorities say they've linked 34-year-old Jory Daniel Wiebrand to nine incidents of assault, rape and burglary going back to 2013 largely in the Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown neighborhoods near the University of Minnesota.
by Matt Sepic

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Coronavirus spread puts Minnesota’s Willow River boot camp on edge

Coronavirus spread puts Minnesota’s Willow River boot camp on edge

Just 8 miles from a coronavirus outbreak at the Moose Lake prison, another cluster of cases has emerged at a boot camp in Willow River, where up to 180 men live in very close quarters. It's an environment that some family members worry is ripe for the spread of the virus.
by Dan Kraker

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1 dead in Maple Grove shooting, 1 in custody

Police said the shooting is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community. The shooting remains under investigation.
by The Associated Press

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On 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing, officials find lessons for today

On 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing, officials find lessons for today

"If you are not hearing those echoes again in our current political discourse, I ask you to listen harder," Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt said. "We all have an obligation to speak up and to reject words of dehumanization, words that divide us, words that cast others as our enemy."
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Gunman kills 16 in rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

Gunman kills 16 in rampage, deadliest in Canadian history

A gunman disguised as a police officer went on a rampage across the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, shooting people in their homes and setting fires, leaving 16 people dead Sunday, in the deadliest such attack in the country’s history. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.
by The Associated Press

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Minneapolis police arrest suspect in multiple rapes spanning years

Minneapolis police arrest suspect in multiple rapes spanning years

Police arrested an Anoka County man Friday on suspicion of raping multiple women in Minneapolis, dating back to at least 2015. Most of those assaults occurred in the Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown neighborhoods.
by Chris Graves

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One dead after report of shooting in Minneapolis

Minneapolis police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation just before 2 a.m. on the 1100 block of Irving Avenue North. While officers were on the way to the scene, 911 callers reported a shooting.
by MPR News Staff

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