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Crime, Law and Justice

Suspicious death in Minneapolis ruled a homicide

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Saturday that the death of a man found early Friday near the scene of a fire in Minneapolis was a homicide.
by MPR News Staff

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16-year-old boy in critical condition after being shot in Savage

A 16-year-old boy was reported in critical condition Saturday after being found with a gunshot wound to the head Friday night in the parking lot of a Target store in the southern Twin Cities metro area.
by MPR News Staff

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StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

StoryCorps: Before making military history, she witnessed one of history's worst race riots

Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
by Emma Bowman and Mia Warren

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Judge acquits Amtrak officer in fatal Chicago shooting

A judge on Friday acquitted an Amtrak police officer of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Minnesota man at a major train station in Chicago.
by The Associated Press

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Dakota County deputy kills suspect in Lakeville confrontation

The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy shot and killed a 36-year-old man who opened fire on officers Friday morning as they came to serve an order for protection. No officers were injured. The shooting is under investigation.
by MPR News Staff

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Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

Judge allows some Northern Metal operations to resume; city to reinspect Minneapolis site

City officials are set to reinspect the Northern Metal Recycling facility in north Minneapolis on Monday, in the wake of a judge’s order on Friday allowing the company to resume accepting scrap metal.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Grandfather, Navy vet among 5 victims of Wisconsin shooting

Grandfather, Navy vet among 5 victims of Wisconsin shooting

Molson Coors chief executive officer Gavin Hattersley says employees are grieving for the five who were lost, saying they were part of the fabric of the company and they will be missed. The motive for the shooting is still unknown.
by Amy Forliti, Associated Press

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MN task force on violence against Native American women seeks personal stories

MN task force on violence against Native American women seeks personal stories

Members of the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Task Force know it’s a big deal to ask women to share difficult and tragic stories with a room full of strangers. But they hope the effort will help them recommend ways to reduce the violence.
by Nina Moini

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Milwaukee police search house in wake of brewery shooting

Milwaukee police search house in wake of brewery shooting

Police are searching a home on Milwaukee's north side as they hunt for clues about why an employee at one of the nation's largest breweries gunned down five co-workers before killing himself. A neighbor says the man who lives in the house has worked at the brewery for 15 years as an electrician.
by The Associated Press

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