Minneapolis mass shooting suspect to make first court appearance Monday
- James Duane Ortley, 34, faces multiple felony charges for a mass shooting in Minneapolis on April 29 that left four dead and one injured.
- Ortley allegedly shot five people execution-style in their heads inside a car near 25th Street East and Bloomington Avenue, with one survivor identifying him.
- The four deceased victims include LeRas Francis Rainey, 28, Joseph Douglas Goodwin, 17, Merelle Joan White, 20, and Evan Ramon Denny, 27, all shot near the scene.
- Police reviewed surveillance footage capturing an individual departing the vehicle on foot prior to the arrival of officers, and prosecutors reported that the lone surviving victim, despite serious injuries, communicated with law enforcement and named Ortley as the assailant.
- Ortley is being held on a $2 million bail and is set to appear in court for the first time at 1:30 p.m. On Monday, May 5, while prosecutors continue their investigation into related shootings.
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Bail is set at $2 million for a man charged with killing four people in Minneapolis
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Fourth victim killed in Minneapolis shootings identified
MINNEAPOLIS — The fourth victim in a Minneapolis shooting Tuesday, April 29, has been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office. LeRas Francis Rainey, 28, of Minneapolis, died Thursday at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, less than two days after being shot in the head. The other three victims are Joseph Douglas Goodwin, 17, of Minneapolis; Merelle Joan White, 20, of Red Lake; and Evan Ramon Denny, 27. All of the victims were…
Minneapolis shooting suspect is charged with four homicides. The Native American community is shaken - The Turtle Island News
By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Six people who all knew each other were inside a vehicle when one, a man with an alleged gang connection, shot each of them in the head before fleeing, according to newly unsealed criminal charges in this week’s mass shooting in Minneapolis. Three victims died at the scene early Tuesday. Another succumbed to his wounds Thursday. One remains hospitalized after being shot in the face but was able to identify t…
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