Minneapolis, MN
Friends, classmates remember 17-year-old killed in Minneapolis shooting
At Joey Goodwin’s art class in the basement of Augsburg Fairview Academy, there is an empty seat, and a message of love written on his desk.
“Long live Joey,” it reads. “We will all miss you,” and the initials AFA.
“Joey was a tall, gentle giant,” recalls Heidi Anderson, the academy’s executive director. “He had a head full of hair, and everybody knew him and loved him at school.”
“He was a really special kid,” adds Chris Harer, one of the academy’s English teachers. “Really a beautiful soul.”
Goodwin, a 17-year-old junior, started attending classes there in October.
Fellow students, teachers and staff were shocked to learn he was one of four victims who were shot and killed along 25th Street in the Midtown neighborhood Tuesday night.
“When you hear there was a shooting and knowing that it’s at Little Earth or on Bloomington and 25th, these are the neighborhoods our kids live in,” Anderson says quietly. “It makes me sick to my stomach, thinking that could be someone I know, and it usually is.”
Goodwin’s classmates didn’t want to speak during our visit, but one girl showed 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the painting she made for him, portraying an angel.
It too says, ‘long live Joey’ along with the words, ‘you’ll be missed,’ with a heart symbol nearby.
Anderson also showed KSTP a still life that Goodwin painted before his death.
Days after the shooting, many at the academy are still stunned.
“I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it,” Harer declares. “Felt like I had just seen him.”
He recalls Goodwin as a voracious reader, especially about Indigenous culture — one of those kids who drew people to him.
“He had so much more ahead of him, really good things ahead of him,” Harer says. “To have that cut short and feeling like it was almost stolen from him.”
Anderson says she visited Goodwin’s family Friday morning.
“They are destroyed,” she explains. “I mean, Joey is… was a very positive kid, and he brought a lot of energy and light into a room. And he leaves a big hole in their hearts. They’re hurting right now, and I think it’s going to take a long time to recover.”
Some yarn material, requested earlier by Goodwin for a project, was brought to the school the day after his death.
Staffers say it will be made into a blanket and presented to his family.
There are also plans to plant a flowering crab apple tree as a living memorial to Goodwin’s life.
“It would leave a very nice space for his family to be able to come and remember him, too,” Anderson says.
The academy is working on getting grief counselors to help students work through the loss of their friend. Anderson says it’s important for the community to know who Goodwin was and to honor his life, cut tragically short.
“That’s why we’re hoping to share as much as we can about him, so he’s not forgotten,” she declares. “Because he was an incredible kid.”
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.
READ MORE: Minneapolis woman charged in fatal high-speed crash faces additional charges
Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
Big picture view:
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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