A Bloomington man was sentenced to a prison term of roughly 12 years for fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl near Lake of the Isles in south Minneapolis last year.

Antonio L. Brooks Jr., 20, was sentenced Friday in Hennepin County District Court after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting of Ka’Maih Emauri Johnson, of Minneapolis on July 17, 2023.

With credit for time in jail since his arrest, Brooks is expected to serve about 7¾ years in prison and the balance on supervised release.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Johnson was shot multiple times in the chest shortly before 1:30 a.m. near the residential intersection of W. 25½ Street and Girard Avenue S.

In a post-sentencing statement, County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “My thoughts are with Ka’Maih’s family. She should still be with her family. Instead, the community has lost another young person to gun violence. … We must do more at every level to reduce the terrible impact of gun violence in our communities.”

Police arrived at the scene and saw a wounded Johnson down in the street. Officers found a discharged cartridge casing nearby.

A female witness whose age was not provided told investigators that she and Johnson were cruising around with three juvenile males when Brooks, who was 18 at the time, texted her and arranged to meet up.

A 40-year-old man has admitted to fatally shooting his wife as law enforcement converged on her home in Chisago County.

Mike L. Carda, of Harris, Minn., agreed Friday in District Court to plead guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the death on Oct. 6, 2023, of 35-year-old Sarah Carda, who worked as a nurse in the jail in neighboring Isanti County.

Also Friday, Carda told the court he intends to make his admission under what is known as an Alford plea, meaning he maintains his innocence but acknowledges there is ample evidence to convict him.

The plea agreement calls for Carda to be sentenced to a term of 34½ years. With credit for time in jail since his arrest, Carda is expected to serve the first 22¼ years in prison and the balance on supervised release. In the meantime, Carda remains jail ahead of sentencing, which is scheduled for Jan. 22.

Sarah Carda worked in nursing for more than 15 years, Melissa Stockness wrote on an online fundraising page started to help the family with expenses related to her sister’s death.

A sheriff’s deputy responding to a report of a domestic incident arrived at the Fish Lake Township home and could hear arguing from inside. Emergency dispatch alerted the deputy to “a large number” of weapons inside the home.

The deputy knocked on the door twice and a window once while announcing, “sheriff’s office.” He found the door to the home was locked.

Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve didn’t hold back on what she thought of a foul call that allowed the New York Liberty to tie the score at the end of regulation and go on to win the decisive fifth game in the WNBA finals.

“Stolen,” the Lynx coach said during post-game comments moments after the Liberty hoisted the trophy with a 67-62 win in overtime.

“All the headlines will be, ‘Reeve cries foul.’ Bring it on.” Reeve said. “Bring it on. Because this [expletive] was stolen from us. Bring it on.”

Reeve wasn’t the only one taking umbrage with the foul called on Lynx center Alanna Smith with 5 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. The call sent the Liberty’s Breanna Stewart to the free throw line where she made two shots to tie the score and force extra time.

NBA basketball legend LeBron James did, too.

X, formerly known as Twitter, was awash with others blasting the call and sympathizing with the Lynx.