Minneapolis, MN
Man charged with murder in shooting at Minneapolis homeless encampment
MINNEAPOLIS — A man is charged with murder after authorities say he shot another man during a fight at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis in August.
The 37-year-old Minneapolis man faces one count of second-degree murder and one count related to illicit firearm possession, according to charges filed in Hennepin County earlier this month.
The shooting happened at an encampment on the 3300 block of Third Avenue South on Aug. 19.
A criminal complaint alleges a fight broke out at the encampment, and when one of the participants tried to escape the fight, the man charged shot him.
The victim, later identified as 33-year-old JaBraun Hole, died at a hospital.
The fight and shooting were captured on surveillance video, according to the complaint.
Police found the allleged shooter at the encampment on Sept. 12 and arrested him. The complaint states he had an active probation warrant for drug possession, prohibiting him from having a gun. He remains in custody.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said earlier this month the city’s current strategy for addressing homeless encampments is to prioritize closing them, though the city also has plans to add outreach resources and staff. Those supporting residents of the encampments say that’s the wrong approach.
Frey’s comments came after two people were killed and two more were injured in three separate shootings near an encampment on the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South. A man has been charged in two of those shootings.
Note: The video above originally aired on Aug. 20, 2024.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis closes three beaches ahead of 4th of July weekend due to high e. coli levels
A stretch of Interstate 94 in Minneapolis has reopened after a fatal crash closed it for hours Wednesday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred on westbound I-94 near Interstate 35W around 2:30 a.m. The patrol said the crash was fatal, but did not say how many people or vehicles were involved.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the road was cleared just before 6:15 a.m., and a WCCO crew at the scene saw traffic moving through.
This story will be updated.
Minneapolis, MN
North Minneapolis Heritage Park tenants swelter as $500K grant sits locked for furnaces
Apartment complex A/C problem
Scorching heat is making life miserable for some at Heritage Park apartments in north Minneapolis. FOX 9’s Mike Manzoni explains the situation.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Tenants at a north Minneapolis apartment complex are struggling to stay cool as broken air conditioning and other problems remain unresolved during another day of high temperatures.
Tenants at Heritage Park turn to fans as heat rises
What we know:
Several tenants at Heritage Park are relying on fans to keep cool, but temperatures inside the apartments are still reaching the 80s.
“How I’m trying to keep cool is with this fan. I have another fan in that room,” Eddie Robinson, a tenant, told FOX 9 on Monday. “It’s an oven.”
Beyond the lack of air conditioning, tenants are facing other challenges inside and outside the building.
Some apartments have mold and dirty floors, while the exterior shows broken staircases and boarded-up windows.
Repairs and funding struggles at Heritage Park
The backstory:
The court-appointed receiver, Minnetonka-based Certus Financial, said it is waiting for a $5.1 million grant to help with repairs. There is $500,000 in city grant money available, but it can only be used for furnaces, which does not help tenants during the summer heat.
The property receives $85,000 each month from the federal government to help maintain the 200 public housing apartments.
Despite this, the complex is still losing $250,000 every month, according to the firm’s manager, Will Haase.
The property has 440 units, with nearly half set aside for public housing. More than half of the units are vacant, worsening the property’s financial situation.
Haase said his firm is working on patching 30 roofs to address leaks and has already replaced 168 furnaces. While there are still a couple of hundred open work orders, that number is down from more than 2,000 when the receivership began six months ago.
When asked if razing the complex could be an option, he said that is “never not in play.”
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