US EditionJurors have convicted a Minnesota man of killing 5 young women in a 2023 vehicle crash
- On June 6, 2025, Derrick John Thompson was convicted on 15 charges, including third-degree murder for each of the five victims and ten counts of criminal vehicular homicide, related to a June 16, 2023 collision in Minneapolis that resulted in the deaths of five young women.
- The conviction followed evidence that Thompson drove a rented Cadillac Escalade at speeds over 100 mph, ran a red light, and struck a Honda Civic carrying the victims at the intersection of Lake Street and 2nd Avenue.
- The crash victims, aged 17 to 20, were Somali American women on their way home from wedding preparations, and the case deeply affected the Minnesota Somali community while providing closure to families after lengthy testimony and deliberations.
- Prosecutors seized a Glock 40 handgun, over 2,000 fentanyl pills, 14 grams of powder fentanyl, and 35 grams of cocaine from Thompson's vehicle, and he had prior convictions for drug and gun charges linked to this case.
- Thompson’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 24 before Judge Carolina Lamas, with prosecutors expected to pursue consecutive penalties for each of the victims, underscoring the severe repercussions of reckless driving and related criminal conduct.
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Jurors have convicted a Minnesota man of killing 5 young women in a 2023 vehicle crash
A state court jury has convicted a Minneapolis-area man of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide over the deaths of five young women in a crash in June 2023.
Derrick Thompson found guilty of murder in vicious car crash that killed 5 young Somali women
Two years after five young women were killed instantly in a vicious car crash, a Hennepin County jury found Derrick John Thompson guilty Friday of five counts of third-degree murder and 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide for their deaths.
Guilty: Derrick Thompson convicted of murder in crash that killed 5
Jurors convicted Derrick Thompson Friday of all 15 counts against him, including third-degree murder, for killing five young Somali American women in a 2023 car crash.Jurors began deliberating at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday after hearing six days of arguments and testimony, and announced their decision in open court about 2:45 p.m. Friday. The women’s family members cried as the verdicts were read. Afterwards, some of their mothers hugged Assistan…
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