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Murder Charges Filed Against 2 Suspects in Shooting Outside Richfield School

Formal charges have been filed against two suspects accused in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old student earlier this week outside a Richfield school. Alfredo Rosario Solis, 19, and Fernando Valdez-Alvarez, 18, were arrested by police later the same day and are now charged with 2nd-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in the shooting.

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1 Dead in Shooting on Saint Paul's West Side

Saint Paul police have confirmed their sixth homicide investigation of the year after a man was fatally shot late Tuesday around 10:15 p.m., on the 700 block of Winslow Ave., in the city’s West Side neighborhood. Police were dispatched after multiple 911 callers reported that shots had been fired in a residential area. When squads arrived, they found an adult male in his 20s who had been shot.

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Hennepin Sheriff Hutchinson Drops Re-Election Bid

Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson says he's not seeking re-election this November after a drunk driving crash and conviction, sharing in a statement Wednesday that he plans to serve out the remainder of his term. Hutchinson was hospitalized after he rolled his county SUV early Dec. 8 on Interstate 94 near Alexandria.

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Student Killed, Another Critical After Shooting Outside Richfield School

One student died and another was critically injured after a shooting outside a Richfield school shortly after noon on Tuesday. The suspects fled the scene immediately after and have not yet been apprehended. Richfield police confirm they were dispatched at 12:07 p.m. to South Education Center, 7450 Penn Ave. S., where they found two students who were reportedly shot while on a sidewalk near the front entrance of the school.

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Woman Struck, Killed By Rice County Sheriff's Deputy

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a woman was killed after being struck in the roadway by a Rice County Sheriff’s squad early Saturday morning. According to the State Patrol, the Rice County squad car was driving without lights or sirens going eastbound on Highway 60 in Morristown when the officer struck the person suspected of walking in the roadway.

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Men Sentenced for 'Harmless Fun' After 2 Pipe Bombs Detonated in Washington Co.

Two men who pled guilty to making and detonating homemade explosive devices in November of 2020 in Washington County each received 30-day jail sentences and two years of probation. 30-year-old Nicolas Thole of Woodbury and 41-year-old Seth Slaikeu of Afton were also fined $387.00 each. Thole and Slaikeu were also given a stay of imposition, meaning their felony convictions will be reduced to misdemeanors upon successful completion of their probation.

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Man Charged with Murder After Wife Found Beaten, Wrapped in Comforter

Charges filed Monday in the murder of a 66-year-old Saint Paul woman detail the gruesome scene found by investigators inside a home on the 1400 block of Dale St. N. Early Sunday, Jan. 23, officers were called to the home and found Arvid Harry Johnson, 66, smoking a cigarette at the kitchen table, according to a criminal complaint. They found his wife Linda M. Johnson, 66, on the floor in a bedroom of the home, with obvious trauma to her face and head.

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Hutchinson in Squad Car Video After December DUI Crash: 'I Wasn't Driving'

The Minnesota State Patrol on Thursday released more information and video from Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson’s DUI crash near Alexandria, Minn. in December 2021. Portions of the video show Hutchinson lying injured on the shoulder of Interstate 94 after he rolled his county SUV early Dec. 8. Hutchinson was attending a law enforcement conference in Alexandria and was hospitalized after the crash.

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Man Dead After Shooting in Saint Paul's Frogtown Neighborhood

A 911 call around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday of a possible home invasion and shots fired led to St. Paul’s third homicide in 2022. According to initial dispatch audio, a 911 caller reported that a male had entered their home on the 300 block of Blair Avenue and held a gun to the head of their cousin. The suspect was reportedly still on the scene at the time of the call.

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