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Mom remembered as hero after rushing toddler to hospital after Minneapolis shooting

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May 27, 2024

Mom remembered as hero after rushing toddler to hospital after Minneapolis shooting

Mom remembered after Minneapolis shooting

A Minneapolis mother whose final act was to drive her son to the hospital, after both were shot in Minneapolis last weekend, was remembered on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis mother whose final act was to drive her son to the hospital, after both were shot in Minneapolis last weekend, was remembered on Sunday.

The vigil honored the life of 35-year-old Lillian Poalacin Perez.

Perez and her 2-year-old son were shot inside their vehicle in an alleyway off Cedar Avenue South, just north of East Lake Street, on Sunday, May 19. Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide, and working to determine if the mother and son were targeted.

No one has been arrested in the shooting.

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Despite being gravely injured in the shooting, Perez drove her son to Children’s Minnesota to get him help. Perez died at Hennepin County Medical Center three days later. Her son is expected to survive.

Sunday evening, a week after Perez and her son were shot, dozens packed into the very same alleyway to remember the mom.

Police told FOX 9 the case is proving to be a difficult investigation. On Sunday night, members of the Latino community urged someone to come forward. Perez was an Ecuadorian immigrant.

“We need more members of the community coming out,” one speaker said. “If you see something, say something. We are here together — estamos aquí juntos. Muy, muy importante contigo vayamos trabajando juntos — so important we need to be working closely together.”

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iHeart Minneapolis Adds Past Royal Eric Lonnquist as Sales SVP – Radio Ink

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3 hours ago

June 17, 2024

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iHeart Minneapolis Adds Past Royal Eric Lonnquist as Sales SVP – Radio Ink

Eric Lonnquist has been named Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Minneapolis, encompassing nine stations including music, talk, and news formats. Lonnquist brings more than 20 years of sales experience in the Minneapolis Market.

After starting his career playing professional baseball for the Kansas City Royals for two years post-college, he transitioned into media sales at then-Clear Channel Radio. Most recently, he held a role in Major Market Sales at Paycor and previously served in sales leadership roles at SAP Concur and Center.

As the Minneapolis cluster’s Senior Vice President of Sales, Lonnquist will lead a team of five managers and 25 account executives. He will report to Market President Greg Alexander.

Alexander said, “Eric Lonnquist is a seasoned sales professional in the Minneapolis market. His extensive background in media sales, combined with his leadership roles in major market sales makes him the perfect fit for our team. We are excited to have Eric lead our sales strategy and drive our continued success across our iconic broadcast and digital platforms.”

Lonnquist added, “I’m incredibly grateful and excited to be joining the iHeartMedia team in Minneapolis. I look forward to leveraging our strong cross-platform presence and working with such a talented team to help our clients achieve their advertising goals. Together, we will continue to deliver unparalleled results and drive success for our partners.”

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Four local gymnasts headed to Olympic Trials in Minneapolis

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June 17, 2024

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Four local gymnasts headed to Olympic Trials in Minneapolis

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — What is the threshold for success for an athlete?

Well, everyone is different.

For some, it’s making the starting lineup on varsity.

For others, it’s securing that college athletic scholarship and playing at the next level, and maybe even getting to the pros.

But for four local trampoline gymnasts, they’re eyeing something bigger….the Olympics.

Paul Bretscher, Cody Gesuelli, Maia Amano, and Trinity Van Natta, all returned from Lima, Peru, after competing at the Pan American Championships for Team USA in Trampoline Gymnastics.

All are returning with a gold medal in hand.

“I actually just came off of a knee injury, so I tore several ligaments in my knee back in April of last year and I had surgery for that. And so this was my first international competition since that injury. So for me, it was all about like, you know, proving to myself that I can still compete on an international stage and um, I think I was able to do that because I ended up getting a personal best score,” said Maia Amano.

These four are members of the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team, so winning gold silver or bronze is nothing new to them.

Right now, they’re already eyeing the next competition, the Olympic Trials in Minneapolis starting on June 27.

“Normally on the equipment, we do 17 and a half hours,” said Paul Bretscher, “We normally go and work workout, doing weightlifting and strength and conditioning, probably 2 to 3 more times in the week.”

“A lot of my training and preparation since Peru going into nationals has been sort of focused on that mental block. I do three days a week in the morning and then every day, Monday through Friday in the evening. So in the mornings, I focus on just working my skills individually,” said Trinity Van Natta.

“I’m trying to get into a better mindset. I think the last Olympic trial, I kind of put too much pressure on myself and I was expecting a greater result. When that didn’t happen, you know, that hurt my feelings quite a bit. But, you know, luckily we had Peru the week after the last Olympic trials, and so it was a good rebound for me,” said Cody Geuselli.

For these athletes, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics is the mountaintop.

“That’s been my goal since I was probably 12 years old,” said Amano.

“I’ve been competing with the goal of going to the Olympics for probably my whole trampoline career,” said Bretscher.

“It’d be a culmination of all the sacrifices that I made for this sport. You know, I’ve moved twice already around the country for it to just, you know, train and try to compete at my best. So it would just be the icing on the cake,” added Gesuelli.

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