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CBS News
08-05-2025
- CBS News
Minneapolis Police have announced several more arrests in string of fatal shootings that left 6 dead
Minneapolis police announced several more arrests and charges stemming from the recent shootings. Last week, Minneapolis saw six homicides in the span of three days — including a mass shooting were four died. The shooter, James Ortley, was arrested and charged. Ortley made his first court appearance on Monday, he is expected to have another appearance later next month. On April 30, a 34-year-old man was shot and killed near 21st and 17th Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Three men have been charged, two with second degree murder and one with aiding an offender to avoid arrest. Later that day another shooting near 30th and 15th Avenue South left a 50-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. He later died at a local hospital. Police say that the shooter was arrested and booked on Tuesday. "These arrests and charges clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of our investigators and the power of collaboration with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners." said Chief Brian O'Hara. "Each one of these cases was full of complexities and challenges. The level of urgency, dedication, and determination is what these victims deserve, and our city needs. I am so proud of the non-stop work done every day by our officers and our law enforcement partners." Police say they are still looking for two additional suspects. So far this year, there have been 16 homicides in Minneapolis, including a mass shooting where four died. That is down from the three year average of 24, and five less then the same time as last year.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Defund the police' mecca of Minneapolis overrun with violence, ‘failed leadership': former AG candidate
A string of shootings in Minneapolis last week left six victims dead and five others injured in just 24 hours, highlighting "the results" of "years of anti-police rhetoric and failed leadership," 2022 Minnesota attorney general Republican nominee Jim Schultz told Fox News Digital. Minneapolis authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of James Ortley, an alleged 34-year-old gang member, in connection with an April 29 mass shooting that left four dead and two injured. The April 29 incident was the first of six shootings in 24 hours that left a total of six people dead and five others injured, police said, adding that investigators are determining if some of the shootings are connected. "Minneapolis, sadly, is experiencing the tragic consequences of years of anti-police rhetoric and failed leadership from the Minneapolis State Council and the lunatic county prosecutor of Hennepin County in which Minneapolis sits," said Schultz, a father of four and president of the Minnesota Private Business Council. "When city officials demonize law enforcement and slash police budgets and refuse to prosecute the criminals, the results are bought on the streets." Doj Opens Probe After Left-wing Da Requires Prosecutors To Consider Race In Plea Deals Minneapolis authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of James Ortley, an alleged gang member, in connection with a mass shooting that left four dead and two injured. Particularly, after George Floyd's murder by police in 2020, Minneapolis became "ground zero" for the "defund the police" movement, Schultz noted, adding that public sentiment toward police and officer retention hasn't been the same since. Read On The Fox News App Protesters demonstrate outside a burning fast-food restaurant in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020, amid protests over the death of George Floyd. "Years later, police staffing is still down," he said. "We still have half the police officers that we need. Morale is shattered and criminals feel emboldened because, originating out of that defund-the-police movement … the county prosecutor in Minneapolis, Mary Moriarty, is one of the [George] Soros-funded, hard-left prosecutors who has embraced every policy imaginable to undermine public safety." Soros Prosecutor Ripped For Failing To Charge Walz Staffer Over Tesla Vandalism: '2-Tiered Justice System' Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara speaks at a Thursday news conference announcing the arrest of James Ortley. Schultz said Moriarty is "aggressively pursuing law enforcement" and "electing to ... dismiss cases that give lenient plea deals to individuals who had committed serious violent crime, and otherwise embracing a variety of very woke policies, like taking race into account in sentencing guidelines and otherwise." The suspect in Tuesday's mass shooting, for example, has a lengthy criminal history. Hennepin County records show Ortley was allegedly involved in a crime spree that resulted in a Minneapolis resident being shot through his bedroom window in February, but the district attorney ultimately denied charges for the 34-year-old, as the Star Tribune first reported. Left-wing Da Forcing Prosecutors To Consider 'Racial Identity' In Plea Deals Items are placed as a memorial at the site of an April 29 mass shooting on May 2, 2025, in Minneapolis. In approximately the last 15 years, he has also faced charges ranging from DWIs to first-degree aggravated robbery, fleeing a police officer, illegal possession of a firearm and second-degree assault. These charges stem from two violent incidents in which he allegedly shot at a 16-year-old girl while stealing her phone in 2009 and stabbed a man at a bar in 2021. A witness described Ortley's weapon used in the attack as a "3-inch-long pocket knife." The witness further said she saw the victim run away from the defendant, lose his shoe and turn around, at which point Ortley grabbed the victim and "began stabbing him in the back," according to Hennepin County records. In the 2021 bar stabbing, Ortley's latest charge, he was sentenced to serve 39 months in prison and five years of probation, but the court issued a stay of execution, which temporarily stops the sentencing order. A police officer works on the scene as a bystander reacts to a homicide in front of 2107 Cedar Ave S in Minneapolis on April 30, 2025. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office (HCAO) did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Schultz said Minneapolis has seen a recent "improvement in the number of homicides in this city, in particular." "This, of course, is a huge step back … and a reminder that Minneapolis is still operating with a fraction of the police officers it needs," Schultz said of the mass shooting. "It's still operating in an environment in which many in city leadership are hostile to law enforcement and that crime problems in the city still persist, even if they are not at their peaks in the way that they were in 2020, '21, '23, '24." Several shootings in Minneapolis over a 24-hour period last week resulted in the deaths of six people. The former attorney general nominee said Hennepin County should "set aside these far-left bizarre policies that say that holding [criminals] accountable is somehow unfair because of the circumstances in which they found their lives." "We need to ensure that violent criminals are put in prison, for a just amount of time for the victims and for the public safety," he said. The Justice Department on Sunday announced an investigation into whether the Hennepin County Attorney's Office "engaged in a pattern of practice of depriving persons of rights, privileges or immunities secured or protect by the Constitution or laws of the United States" through Moriarty's new directive for its prosecutors to consider race when negotiating plea deals with criminal defendants. In a letter dated May 2, DOJ officials cited Moriarty's recently adopted "Negotiations Policy for Cases Involving Adult Defendants," which instructs prosecutors to consider race when formulating plea offers, stating that "racial identity … should be part of the overall analysis" and that prosecutors "should be identifying and addressing racial disparities at decision points, as appropriate." "In particular, the investigation will focus on whether HCAO engages in illegal consideration of race in its prosecutorial decision-making," Justice Department officials said in the letter, which Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon shared on X. Fox News' Danielle Wallace contributed to this report. Original article source: 'Defund the police' mecca of Minneapolis overrun with violence, 'failed leadership': former AG candidate
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Five killed during 24 hours of violence in Minneapolis are identified
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Five of the six people killed during a deadly 24 hours of violence in Minneapolis have been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner. Four people died when a man, whom prosecutors allege was Native Mob member James Ortley, opened fire while inside a vehicle at 15th Avenue South and 25th Street East shortly before midnight on Tuesday. The three victims who died at the scene in the incident have been identified as follows: Joseph Goodwin, 17, of Minneapolis, who died of gunshot wounds to the head and neck. Evan Denny, 27, of St. Paul, who died of multiple gunshot wounds. Merelle White, 20, of Red Lake, who died of a gunshot wound to the head. A fourth person, identified online as 28-year-old Leras Rainey, was confirmed to have died of his injuries on Thursday at Hennepin County Medical Center. White's twin sister, Maleice, was also in the vehicle when the shots rang out, suffered critical injuries and remains hospitalized. MPD Chief Brian O'Hara at the scene of the shooting Tuesday Police Department Charges filed against Ortley on Friday allege he was inside the vehicle with all five victims when he opened fire. He was described as a "close family friend" of the victims. Most of the victims in the Tuesday mass shooting are members of the Native American community, with police saying the incident was "targeted" and believed to be gang related. The man fatally shot in a potentially retaliatory attack on the 2100 block of 17th Avenue South on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 34-year-old Tiago Gilbert, a Native American who lives in Minneapolis. No arrest has been made in his killing at this time. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner also identified Derrick Ewing, 51, of Minneapolis, as the man killed after being shot at Lake Street and 15th Avenue South on Wednesday evening. Police say this shooting was not connected to the other two.
CBS News
02-05-2025
- CBS News
Man charged in Minneapolis mass shooting that killed 4, injured 1
A man has been charged with multiple counts of murder in a mass shooting in Minneapolis that left four people dead and a fifth injured. James Ortley, 34, faces three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of prohibited possession of ammo or a firearm, according to court documents filed Wednesday. U.S. Marshals arrested Ortley on Thursday. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday afternoon. The shooting occurred late Tuesday night on the 1500 block of East 25th Street. Three people died at the scene — a 20-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. Two more people were hurt and hospitalized, and one of them — a 28-year-old man — died of his injuries on Thursday, according to police and family. Tuesday evening's mass shooting was the beginning of a spree of violence in Minneapolis that, in all, resulted in six deaths and three injuries. Police noted that all the victims who died in the Phillips area were Native Americans, and were likely targeted. Investigators are working to determine if the shootings were connected. Police believe there are other individuals who were involved in the shooting, and are urging anyone with information to come forward.
CBS News
01-05-2025
- CBS News
Minneapolis police make arrest in connection to mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 injured
Minneapolis police say officers have made an arrest in connection to a mass shooting that left three people dead and two others injured in the Midtown Phillips area late Tuesday evening. Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, U.S. Marshals executed a search warrant on the 1600 block of South Fourth Street and arrested 34-year-old James Ortley, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said. He was wanted on a warrant for multiple counts of second-degree murder, as well as a federal warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Officials believe the man was responsible for the shooting that broke out around 11:55 p.m. on the 1500 block of East 25th Street. A 20-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene, while a 28-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were taken to the hospital. O'Hara called Ortley's arrest a "significant step forward in what has been an intense and fast-moving investigation into the most violent incident this city has suffered this year." Still, police believe there are other individuals who were involved in the shooting, and are urging anyone with information to come forward. "While the work is far from over, this arrest is a major step forward. And it is a message to those wishing to do harm or violence, and that message is very clear: this will not be tolerated in our city," said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Tuesday evening's mass shooting was the beginning of a spree that in all, resulted in five deaths and four injuries. Police noted that all the victims who died in the Phillips area were Native Americans, and were likely targeted. Investigators are working to determine if the shootings were connected. Early Wednesday, a man in his 30s was fatally shot just three blocks away from the mass shooting, near the intersection of Cedar and East Franklin avenues. Then, 90 minutes later, a man was shot off West 33rd Street and Harriet Avenue in the Lyndale neighborhood. Police say his injuries are non-life threatening. About 90 minutes after that, a man was shot inside a residence off North 29th Avenue and Girard Avenue North in the Jordan neighborhood. Police say "an altercation outside escalated to gunfire" in this case. A woman also suffered non-life threatening injuries, but it's unclear how. Then at about 7:45 p.m., a man in his 50s was shot off 15th Avenue South and East Lake Street in the Powderhorn neighborhood, later dying from his injuries at Hennepin Healthcare.
