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Charges: Misti Nelson fatally shot man during fight inside Minneapolis deli

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January 3, 2024

Charges: Misti Nelson fatally shot man during fight inside Minneapolis deli

MINNEAPOLIS — A 27-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder in connection to a shooting outside of a Minneapolis deli on Saturday.

Minneapolis police were called to Mr. Santana located at 601 University Avenue Southeast around 3:45 a.m. for a shooting.

Officers arrived at the scene to find the victim lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. He died about 45 minutes later at HCMC.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 40-year-old Kenneth Maurice Johnson, from Wayne, Michigan. His cause of death was by gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Hours after the shooting, Misti Nelson, of Minneapolis, turned herself and her gun in to police.

Complaint details

According to charging documents, video surveillance from the deli shows seven people waiting for food and three employees working in “an area only 2-3 people wide and 5-6 people in length with a counter and a wall on each side.”

A fight broke out after one of the customers threw a punch in front of Nelson. An employee, identified as Nelson’s sister, exits from behind the cashier counter and approaches the initial three fighting. Police say the video shows bodies being pushed and shoved back and forth, while Nelson and her sister are stuck in the middle

Johnson, who was outside when the fight started, came inside and became involved in the altercation, the criminal complaint states.

Nelson is said to have then pulled out a firearm and began hitting another woman in the head with it. Johnson is allegedly shown pushing Nelson backwards, away from the group. Nelson was punched in the face by the woman she was hitting with the gun. Nelson’s sister then started to punch the woman in response.

Eventually, Nelson is pushed out of the store by the fighting group. As the fight continues, Nelson reportedly opened the door from the outside and fired shots into the group. Police say Nelson was pushed back outside and Johnson exited after her, which is when she shot him a second time.

Johnson ran away from Nelson, between parked cars and across the street, where he collapsed.

After her arrest, police say Nelson admitted to shooting Johnson two times.

The criminal complaint says Nelson has a valid permit to carry the gun she used in the shooting and that she told police that she aimed at Johnson’s torso because she was “trained” to do so in permit to carry class.

She told police that she shot Johnson because she was hit in the face during the fight, fear of her sister, an employee at the deli, getting hurt in the fight and because Johnson was bigger than her.

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San Antonio visits Minnesota with 2-1 series lead – WTOP News

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May 9, 2026

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San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday,…

San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 215.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs lead series 2-1

BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Spurs won the last meeting 115-108 on Saturday, led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32.

The Timberwolves are 31-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is sixth in the Western Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.5.

The Spurs are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Julian Champagnie averaging 3.0.

The Timberwolves’ 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Spurs allow. The Spurs average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. De’Aaron Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points per game.

Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.

INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).

Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).

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‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard

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May 8, 2026

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‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard

Student journalists at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis witnessed federal agents shove staffers and students and deploy pepper spray on school grounds last January. That inspired them to report stories of how that event and the ICE surge impacted their colleagues and communities.

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