Minneapolis, MN
A seeming fatal crash in southeastern Minnesota is now investigated as a homicide in Minneapolis
A homicide investigation is underway in Minneapolis after law enforcement responded to a weekend motor vehicle crash in southeastern Minnesota and discovered a victim whose traumatic injuries weren’t consistent with a car accident.
While responding to the single-vehicle crash Saturday morning near the Eyota exit on Interstate 90, the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office found a body in the back seat of the car, according to a press release.
The driver, 32-year-old Margot Lewis, was outside the vehicle and being tended to by a passerby. While checking to see if anyone else was in the vehicle, deputies found the body of a 35-year-old woman.
According to the sheriff’s office, the condition of the body was “suspicious” and it was “immediately apparent” the woman’s death wasn’t a result of the crash.
Lewis was eventually arrested for interference with a dead body.
Meanwhile, Minneapolis police were asked later Saturday to perform a welfare check at the dead woman’s home in the 700 block of 16th Street Southeast. According to Minneapolis police, authorities eventually executed a search warrant, and the scene inside the residence showed evidence of violence.
Lewis remains in custody ahead of a Tuesday court appearance.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending autopsy and notification of next of kin.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed a new ordinance that carries a ban on assault weapons but won’t take effect unless there are major changes to state law.
Minneapolis gun ban ordinance signed
What we know:
The Minneapolis City Council approved the ordinance during its meeting last week.
The firearm regulations ordinance includes a ban on assault weapons, ghost guns, binary triggers, and high-capacity magazines. The ordinance also includes safe storage provisions for firearms.
Big picture view:
Many of the provisions in the law won’t go into effect unless there is a change in state law. Currently, Minnesota law prevents municipalities from enacting gun regulations.
Minnesota law only allows cities to bar the discharge of firearms within city limits and adopt regulations that are identical to state laws. Any regulations that go beyond state law are voided, according to state statute.
Local perspective:
Action on the gun ordinance was spurred by last year’s shooting at Annunciation Church and School. Two students were killed while attending morning mass at the church and more than two dozen students and parishioners were hurt in the barrage of gunfire.
Last week, parents of Annunciation students spoke out in support of the ordinance at a public hearing.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus threatens lawsuit
The other side:
Last year, St. Paul passed a similar law. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus filed a lawsuit shortly after the ordinance was signed. Arguments were heard last month on the case and a judge has set a trial for next year.
In a statement last week, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus said it was evaluating its legal options in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Chair Bryan Strawser said:
“The City of Minneapolis is attempting to make a political statement with an ordinance it has no legal authority to enact. Minnesota law clearly preempts the entire field of firearms regulation, and local governments cannot simply ignore state statute because they dislike the policy outcome.
“If the City Council moves forward with this unlawful ordinance, we will evaluate every available legal option to challenge it, just as we did in Saint Paul.
“The law is not optional, even for Minneapolis.”
A man was hurt in a shooting in south Minneapolis late Tuesday night, according to police.
A report of shots fired brought officers to the 2600 block of Third Avenue South around 9:50 p.m., the Minneapolis Police Department said. They found evidence of gunfire and began investigating.
Later, a man with survivable gunshot wounds showed up at Hennepin Healthcare.
No one has been arrested.
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