Suspect Freed From Jail Before 2 Cousins Killed
More information has emerged after a man killed two relatives and was fatally shot by police, ending a chain of events that began with his jail release earlier the same day.
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The woman pled guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct involving contact within a prohibited occupational relationship.
The crash was the second fatal collision reported along the same stretch of Highway 169 in as many days.
The incident happened just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, when officers were called to Hennepin County Medical Center after a man arrived seeking treatment for a stabbing that investigators say occurred on a bus along Chicago Avenue.
Investigators say the man was upset over state-mandated business closures and demanded money he claimed to have lost during the COVID shutdown.
The arrest happened after Airport Police officers conducting parcel interdiction at a UPS sorting facility in Maple Grove identified a suspicious package addressed to a home in the 5300 block of France Avenue North.
Eddie Darren Duncan, 23, of Minneapolis, was released from the Hennepin County Jail shortly after noon Monday, Feb. 23, after posting $35,000 bail in a pending felony case involving fleeing police and possession of a machine-gun conversion device.
During the arrest, authorities say the officer was accidentally stabbed by a knife protruding from the man’s pocket during a struggle.
The shooting happened inside an apartment building in the 100 block of East 18th Street, where officers were called on a report of a person shot.
The investigation began Feb. 13 after police were contacted by a Best Buy supervisor who reported an employee discovered illegal material while remotely assisting a customer with a device issue.
The fire was reported around 10:46 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in the 3200 block of Penn Avenue North, where officers were responding to a ShotSpotter activation as firefighters were simultaneously dispatched.
Authorities allege Michael John Rojas, 55, who has no permanent address, arranged for the shipment to be delivered to a home along Hawthorne Avenue East in Saint Paul on Feb. 20.
Prosecutors charged Darlington Darcious Taye, 23, of Saint Paul, with reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the driver of a southbound Subaru Impreza lost control while navigating a light curve on a snow- and ice-covered roadway.
Randy Mark Couillard, 58, of Stillwater, faces one count of first-degree arson where another person could have been present. Court records show Couillard made an initial court appearance Tuesday morning.
The incident happened around 12:20 a.m. Feb. 21 at a residence in the 5300 block of 35th Avenue North in Crystal, where officers were dispatched on a report of a shooting inside the home.
The incident happened Feb. 19 at the courthouse in Anoka, where deputies moved to take the man into custody after a jury had just convicted him in a separate felony case.
Sharon Anne Venable, 60, of Minneapolis, is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after investigators say she stabbed a woman in the eye during an argument.
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