MINNEAPOLIS — A bullet left a man partially paralyzed last month, and the victim says the shooter was a 14-year-old.

Amos Manneh has been going through physical therapy since he was shot in the neck on July 3 in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis.

“I was basically stalked down by three males,” he said. “They were trying to rob me, but I got away.”

Manneh says two of the men were his cousins, and that the shooter was a 14-year-old friend of theirs.

Minneapolis police tell WCCO a juvenile has been charged with assault. Manneh says it’s the 14-year-old, but he’s not happy with it.

“They’re charging the kid first-degree assault when he shot me in my neck,” Manneh said. “This is attempted murder.”

Court records aren’t public because the case involves a juvenile, but Manneh says prosecutors have been keeping him updated.

“His public defender argued for ankle home monitor and they denied that thankfully, but what they told me is they’re doing a mental health evaluation on him, and then probation will be talking with him, so the kid’s going to get out on probation it sounds like,” Manneh said. “It’s crazy.”

Manneh is also disappointed with the amount of communication and support from staffers in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

The County Attorney’s Office said in a statement:

“The victim suffered a terrible injury as a result of this violent act. Our trained staff will continue to be in contact with him to provide information and support. 

Given the age of the suspect, we cannot comment on the details of the case but we are following all policies and procedures in this case carefully. Per our policies, in-custody cases are reviewed for charging immediately. Youth who are charged in-custody must be brought before judges with 36 hours of their arrest and future hearings are held quickly due to speedy trial concerns. In cases with victims, specially trained staff stay in contact with victims and provide information and support. For complicated cases that impact public safety, the probation department often prepares detailed reports with recommendations to the court on needed interventions.”

The county attorney has received 158 juvenile assault cases this year. About half were declined charges or diverted either pre- or post-charge. Eight percent of the cases are still pending.

The office has received nine juvenile attempted homicide cases this year. Sixty percent were charged and 20% are pending.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A more than three-week-long strike has come to an end after the Minneapolis Parks and Recreational Board (MPRB) approved a new contract with Minneapolis parks union workers on Wednesday.

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Contract details

LIUNA Local 363, the union that represents around 300 of the striking park workers, has said its members sought both increased wages and worker protection.

Through back-and-forth negotiations, accusations were leveled by MPRB officials who said picketers threatened workers during their strike.

The union announced the strike ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and extended it throughout negotiations.

The MPRB officially approved the new contract at the Aug. 7 board meeting.

Here is what is included in the new contract:

Wages

• 10.25% cost-of-living adjustment over three years.
• $1.75/hour market adjustment.
• $2 million in wages for workers.
• Wages will increase by $5.42 an hour or $11,302 a year on average by 2026.

Workers rights

• Protected existing steward rights.
• Maintained grievance process.
• Kept existing drug testing standards.

Worker benefits

• Expanded contract rights around sick and bereavement leave.
• Protected fair overtime distribution.
• Kept Forestry transfer rights.

Safety

• “Harmful” language taken out.
• Workers are protected from reporting requirements and targeting.

Seasonal employees

• Kept union rights for all seasonal workers.
• Protected seasonal full-time schedules.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hoping to establish a Minneapolis Labor Standards Board (MLSB) that would study new requirements for businesses in industries such as restaurants and hospitality, a march is planned on Wednesday to increase awareness of its proposed creation.

What we know

Beginning at 3 p.m., Minneapolis City Council Member Aurin Chowdhury will lead the march that is said to “highlight multiple groups of workers who have seen their work standards go backwards while the cost of living has continued to rise.”

For more than two years, several Minneapolis leaders have backed the idea of creating the MLSB, which would study specific industries and worker protections.

The board would form subcommittees for specific industries, comprised of people that could include business owners, union members and elected officials. They could then propose new ideas for regulations within the industry studied.

The MLSB could not enact any proposed regulations themselves – those would need to go through the process of full city council approval.

But advocates for the board believe it would be a start, and result in ideas that could further propel workers’ rights in areas such as minimum wages, paid leave and scheduling.

At the march on Wednesday, workers from multiple industries plan to speak about why workers would benefit from the creation of the MLSB.

Proposal pushback

Not everyone is excited about the creation of a new board that could ultimately lead to more regulations.

In June, 40 restaurant owners, who operate 120 restaurants in Minneapolis, sent a letter to the Minneapolis City Council opposing the creation of the MLSB.

“The Labor Standards Board you have proposed does not acknowledge the challenges faced by BIPOC-owned businesses,” the letter said in part. “This action seems to aim to protect the BIPOC community, but this has been done without us and therefore is not for us. We are trying so hard to make it in Minneapolis and more changes and more regulations will not make it easier. When people who do not understand our business or the unique experiences and models we create add more regulations, it makes it difficult to survive.”

Several owners have decried additional regulations on an industry previously ravaged by COVID-19 restrictions, while noting margins in their business are already slim.

They’ve also criticized the idea that people who comprise the MLSB subcommittees might have no background in the industry.

A list of owners, and their establishments, that signed off on the letter includes: 

• Adam Witherspoon, The Greasy Spoon Syndicate
• Aditya Bhavani, Independent Owner/Operator McDonald’s Minneapolis
• Amol Dixit, Hot Indian Foods & Bussin Birria Tacos
• Ann Ahmed, Kamma Hospitality – Lemon Grass, Lat14, Khâluna
• Ann Kim, Vestalia Hospitality – Kim’s, Young Joni, Back Bar, Hello Pizza, & Pizzeria Lola
• Chiafukam Okoroji, Bussin Birria Tacos
• Christina Nguyen, Hai Hai & Hola Arepa
• Courtney Henry, Independent Owner/Operator McDonald’s Minneapolis
• Daniel del Prado, DDP Restaurant Group – Josefina, Macanda, Layline, Café Ceres, Cardamom, Colita, Martina, Rosalia, Bar Rufus, Blondette, Miou Miou, & Porzana
• Diane Moua, Dianes Place
• Gustavo Romero, Oro & Nixta
• Jared Brewington, Official Fried Chicken
• Jess Kelley, Ono Hawaiian Plates
• JJ Haywood, Pizza Luce
• John Ng, Sushi Dori
• Jorge Guzman, Pollo Pollo al Carbon, Petitie Leon & Chilango Mex-Tex
• Justin Baylor, Independent Owner/Operator McDonald’s Minneapolis
• Justin Sutherland, J. Sutherland Concepts
• Kamal Mohamed, Step Chld Khalid Ansari, Baba’s Hummus House & Mana’eesh Bakery
• Kim Tong, All Saints Leo Judeh, Shish Bistro Lina Goh, Zen Box Izakaya
• Lonnie J McQuirter, 36 Lyn Refuel Station
• Margo Roberts, Alma & Brasa
• Melissa Kennedy, Independent Owner/Operator McDonald’s Minneapolis
• Michael Shaughnessy, Pink Ivy Kitchen and Bar Nettie Colón, Red Hen GastroLab
• Pedro Wolcott, Guacaya Bistreaux
• Peter & Linda Bian, Saturday Dumpling Co. Rolando Diaz, Marna’s Catering
• Saed Wadi, World Street Kitchen & Milkjam Creamery
• Sameh Wadi, World Street Kitchen & Milkjam Creamery
• Sanjeev Azad, Lake and Bryant Café
• Sean Sherman, Owamni by The Sioux Chef Tammy Wong, Rainbow Restaurant
• Tim Baylor, Independent Owner/Operator McDonald’s Minneapolis
• Tracy Wong, My Huong Kitchen
• Viorica Shaughnessy, Pink Ivy Kitchen and Bar
• Warren Seta, Ono Hawaiian Plates
• Yia Vang, Union Hmong Kitchen, Vina