Minneapolis, MN
Teenager charged in killing of 15-year-old boy in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Brooklyn Park teenager faces expenses within the killing of a 15-year-old boy who was shot to demise in a stolen Kia earlier within the month.
Prosecutors charged Shawn Kellin Goodloe, 19, in Hennepin County Courtroom with second-degree felony homicide and second-degree homicide with intent.
In line with charging paperwork, on Jan. 13, Minneapolis law enforcement officials responded to the realm of Dupont Avenue North and Dowling Avenue North round 6:30 p.m. for a ShotSpotter alert of 14 gunshots detected within the space.
Shortly after the gunfire, a pink Kia within the space crashed right into a snowbank. Officers approached the automotive and noticed an unconscious 15-year-old boy slumped over within the driver’s seat, expenses say. The teenager had a number of gunshot wounds, and authorities tried life-saving measures. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
Authorities examined the Kia and stated it appeared that a number of pictures had been fired on the automotive from behind. There have been “a number of defects” within the entrance seat and entrance window. Police discovered cartridge casings close to the place the ShotSpotter had alerted, expenses stated.
Police spoke with a witness on the scene who stated a van was chasing the Kia with a person hanging out the again window. Investigators discovered the automobiles had been on the similar fuel station round 6:20 p.m., and the van adopted the Kia because it pulled out of the car parking zone.
Investigators spoke with different departments and discovered the van was seen at a park two blocks from the fuel station earlier within the day. In line with the fees, surveillance video confirmed the motive force with 4 different individuals getting into the van. Investigators ran the registration and located the van belonged to a relative of Goodloe.
The 19-year-old was arrested and allegedly informed authorities he was driving the van through the taking pictures. Goodloe claimed he was on the fuel station on Fremont Avenue North when somebody within the van informed him to observe the Kia, and he did, in accordance with the fees.
Goodloe is at present being held on the Hennepin County Jail. He is scheduled to make his first court docket look Friday afternoon.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel faces challenges with old utility poles
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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