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Charges: Eden Prairie man shot 44-year-old following Minneapolis bar fight
MINNEAPOLIS — A 21-year-old Eden Prairie man has been charged in connection to a fatal northeast Minneapolis bar shooting last month.
Juan Robles was charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the death of 44-year-old Franclin Orellana.
On Dec. 16, officers were called at about 2:12 a.m. to the intersection of East Hennepin Avenue and 5th Street Southeast, in the area of Conga Latin Bistro, where they found Orellana suffering from several gunshot wounds.
According to a criminal complaint, police spoke with a witness, who was with Orellana at the time of the shooting, that claimed Robles approached him at the bar regarding the woman he was dancing with, later identified as Robles’ girlfriend. The man said he “didn’t want any problems.” Robles then allegedly punched him, so he says he left the bar.
The witness told police that Robles followed him outside, pointed a gun at his chest and began making threats toward him.
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Security allegedly witnessed the interaction and told Robles “not to do this here,” charging documents say. Robles began to punch the male witness again and the two began to wrestle. Robles then got into a vehicle and began to drive away.
The witness told police Orellana chased the vehicle because he was upset about the fight. He claims he saw Robles point a gun at Orellana and shoot him.
Officers arrested Robles on Dec. 21 at his apartment in Eden Prairie. While conducting a search warrant, investigators say they recovered a 9mm pistol and .45 caliber and .223 caliber ammunition.
Police took a statement from Robles’ girlfriend, who said that a man approached her on the dance floor at Conga and made her uncomfortable, so she told Robles. She says when they left, Robles went back inside to use the restroom while she waited in the car. When he returned, Robles allegedly told his girlfriend that he had got into a fight with the man from the dance floor.
As they were driving away, she told police she heard banging on the car and pulled her gun out of the glovebox when Robles grabbed it from her and shot out the window.
Robles’ girlfriend claimed she threw the gun in the river but then amended her statement and said Robles actually threw it in the river. Robles, however, says his girlfriend threw it off a bridge.
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Robles confirmed to police that he had confronted the man on the dance floor and that the two fought multiple time throughout the evening. He told police he saw two men running toward his car as he was driving away when his girlfriend pulled the gun out and started aiming it over her shoulder, toward Orellana. He admitted that he took the gun from her and fired a shot at Orellana.
Robles bail is set at $1 million with conditions.
Note: The video above originally aired Dec. 16, 2023, before charges were filed against Robles.
The scene of the crash at 26th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis woman was sentenced for her role in a deadly crash that killed two women and injured two other people in December 2024.
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Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
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Prosecutors say Teniki Steward drove a Buick Enclave into a bus shelter and a Ford Explorer after speeding through a red light.
Both of the women in the Ford Explorer died in the crash. They were identified as 53-year-old Ester Jean Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Elaine Reece.
During the crash, the Ford Explorer went off the road, injuring a 17-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus.
The passenger in Steward’s vehicle also suffered injuries.
Minneapolis police said that Steward was also injured in the crash.
Steward pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges.
What they’re saying:
During the sentencing, the daughter of one of the victims had a statement read on her behalf:
“There’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the moment your entire world is taken from you. Losing my mom has left a pain in my heart that words will never be able to explain.”
What’s next:
Minnesota law requires that Steward serves at least two-thirds of her sentence, a bit under eight-and-a-half years, in prison.
Fatal Emerson and 26th crash
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, through surveillance videos from the scene of the crash and witnesses, investigators learned that Steward, driving the Buick Enclave, had been driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Emerson Avenue North.
Before the fatal crash, Steward sped through the intersection of Emerson Avenue North and Broadway Avenue North, running a red light and nearly causing a crash, the charges said.
Steward then continued to speed northbound down Emerson Avenue North, and ran another red light at 26th Avenue North, hitting the Ford Explorer, which was traveling eastbound, according to the complaint.
The Ford Explorer had been at the intersection of Emerson and 26th on a green light.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared the following statement:
“This was an egregious act that took Rose and Esther’s lives and injured a child waiting to go to school at a bus stop. Ms. Steward was driving at extremely dangerous speeds on city streets and narrowly avoided multiple collisions before the incident occurred. Third-degree murder charges are appropriate to hold her accountable and protect our community.”
The Source: This story uses information gathered from an Olmsted County court appearance and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 1:20 a.m., a Suzuki Motorcycle going north on I-35W at Johnson Street hit the left side of the median guard rail.
The motorcycle continued north for about another quarter mile before coming to a rest on the right-hand side.
State Patrol said the rider came to rest on the left shoulder. He was later identified as 21-year-old Andrew James Neuberger.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Rochester Spartans boys volleyball team played its second game on consecutive nights. The Spartans beat Minneapolis Camden 3-0.
Rochester’s next game will be Tuesday, April 21, at St. Anthony Village at 7:00 p.m.
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