Man charged with 2nd-degree murder, assault in fatal shooting outside St. Paul Target
Thomas Derek Coleman Booking Photo (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office)
A man has been charged with one counts each of second-degree murder and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon concerning a shooting outside a Target in St. Paul earlier this month.
According to St. Paul Police, Thomas Derek Coleman, 25, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection to the killing of 23-year-old Jadonn Taylor.
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On April 6, St. Paul Police officers were called to the parking lot of the Target located on Suburban Avenue in the Battle Creek neighborhood around 9:50 a.m. After arriving, authorities learned that Taylor had been dropped off at the nearby fire station, where firefighters and paramedics provided aid. However, Taylor died at the scene.
A witness later recounted the events to authorities and said that she and Taylor left Target and returned to their car when Coleman approached them and fired multiple shots into the vehicle. The witness then drove an injured Taylor to the fire station to seek medical help.
Coleman has an omnibus hearing scheduled for May 17.