Shooting kills man in Stevens Square neighborhood of Minneapolis

Minneapolis police say a man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in the city’s Stevens Square neighborhood.

According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, officers responded to a report of shots fired around 7 p.m. on 19th Street East between First and Nicollet avenues. A man in his 20s who had been shot was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner on Thursday identified the victim as De’Jaune Marquise Michael Hall, 24. He died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

On Thursday, the Minneapolis Police department announced Tamia OD Leachman, 27, was arrested for aiding and abetting in connection to the case. They also said a suspect was in custody on unrelated charges.

Investigators believe the victim was with a group of people when he and another person started fighting, at which point the victim was shot. His identity is expected to be released at a later time.

This was the fourth murder in the city since Friday, O’Hara said. MPD is also investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened Monday evening.

“Even one shooting, one murder is too much, and it’s very concerning to experience these spikes when we have a number of shootings or murders that happen in a short period of time,” O’Hara said.

Early Wednesday morning, O’Hara addressed the area where the shooting happened in a news release, calling it “problematic.”

“It’s frustrating because this is a location that we know has been problematic in the past. We do have police presence here. It’s frustrating that we can’t prevent everything. We’re here to try and speak on behalf of those that can no longer speak for themselves,” he wrote.

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