Suspect in Deadly Minnesota Hit & Run Arrested on Murder Charge

Maplewood, MN (KROC-AM News) – A suspect in a deadly hit and run that occurred in the Twin Cities Wednesday night has been arrested.

The Maplewood Public Safety Department says 34-year-old Ashley Renee Couch of St. Paul was taken into custody Thursday afternoon with assistance from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. She was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.

Maplewood law enforcement officials say Couch is suspected of driving the vehicle that struck and killed 23-year-old Zakirrah Anderson of Minneapolis. A 22-year-old St. Paul woman was also hit by the vehicle, but suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A news release says the investigation into the hit and run connected it to a feud between two groups of women, which escalated on the evening of August 14. Maplewood police earlier reported that the suspect vehicle was located this morning in St. Paul and was unoccupied.

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