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Teen pleads guilty in murder that led to Amir Locke’s dea
Feysal J. Ali admitted to being an accomplice after the fact in the fatal shooting that started a chain of events that led to the police killing of Amir Locke.
ST PAUL, Minn. — A young man has pleaded guilty for his role in the murder of a St. Paul man during a drug deal, a crime that started a chain of events that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by police.
Feysal J. Ali admitted his guilt to being an accomplice after the fact in the shooting death of Otis Elder in late January of 2022. His associate and the man who pulled the trigger, 19-year-old Mekhi Speed, is currently serving a sentence of just over 16 years for Elder’s death.
Ali was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the case after investigators found his DNA in the getaway car and traced Ali’s phone to the murder scene. His deal calls for the 18-year-old Minneapolis man to serve a sentence of 48 months with credit for jail time served.
Formal sentencing in the case is scheduled for March 27, 2024.
Otis Elder, 38, was fatally shot the evening of Jan. 10 during what police say was a drug transaction gone wrong. St. Paul homicide investigators had identified Speed as their suspect in Elder’s murder and traced him to a unit at the Bolero Flats Apartments in downtown Minneapolis. They asked Minneapolis police to serve a no-knock warrant early the morning of Feb. 2, 2022, in an attempt to take Speed into custody. SWAT personnel forced their way into the apartment and saw Locke, the suspect’s cousin, lying on a couch in the living room. Minneapolis police officer Mark Hanneman said he opened fire after seeing Locke reaching for a gun, killing the 22-year-old.
Mekhi Speed was not in the apartment at the time the search warrant was executed.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) investigated the shooting and turned the case over to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Attorney General Keith Ellison, who decided there was not enough evidence to charge Hanneman or any other officer in Locke’s death.
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Police are investigating after three men were shot early on Saturday morning.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating after three men were shot in the Ventura Village neighborhood early Saturday morning.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were called to the area around East 21st Street and South 15th Avenue around 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found three men had been shot. One of the men died and the two others were taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries.
Officials said the shooting happened at a small homeless encampment.
Police have not announced any arrests as of Saturday morning.
KARE 11 will update this story as more information is made available.
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St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine on St. Croix has won national and international awards including Best of Show in this year’s America’s Division of the International Chocolate Awards.
Their chocolates are available at the St. Croix Chocolate Company kitchen or online.
This Halloween they are selling a Halloween Countdown Calendar that features 14 prize-winning recipes made into ghosts, bats, skulls and other spooky configurations. They also have a Boo Bag-handled tote that comes with their “best of” Halloween assortment.
Owner and Chocolatier, Robyn Dochterman, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share what St. Croix Chocolate Company has to offer.
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