Suspect charged in Minneapolis shooting that killed 4 makes first court appearance
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The man suspected of killing four people last week in Minneapolis is expected to make his first appearance Monday afternoon. James Duane Ortley, 34, is charged in what prosecutors say was the execution-style killings of 27-year-old Evan Denny, 20-year-old Merelle White, and 17-year-old Joseph Goodwin. All three died at the scene of the shooting on Tuesday. A fourth victim died Thursday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified him over the weekend as 28-year-old LeRas Francis Rainey.
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