Posted on 08/06/2022 8:43:33 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A teenager from St. Paul suspected of shooting and killing a 15-year-old in downtown Minneapolis had, at the time of the incident, been on probation for a gun charge.
Tashawn Powell, 17, was charged with second-degree murder Thursday after allegedly shooting Fred Ulysses Walker, 15, at a light rail station in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday evening, according to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.
Metro Transit surveillance video captured the 15-year-old Walker putting his hands up before Powell shot him in the chest. Paramedics declared Walker dead at the scene after police and a Good Samaritan tried to save him.
Per the Star Tribune, Judge Todd Fellman said during Powell’s virtual court appearance on Thursday that he should remain in custody because he was on probation for a gun charge. Powell also failed to appear in court on four occasions as part of his probation.
Prosecutor Raina Urton also lobbied in favor of Powell’s continued detention because the shooting happened at a public place in broad daylight, arguably making him an acute threat to public safety.
Walker’s death marked the 53rd homicide in Minneapolis in 2022. The total is now up to 54. There were 62 homicides at this time last year, according to city data. Minneapolis ended 2021 with 96 homicides, one shy of the all-time record set in 1995.
In the eyes of many Twin Cities area residents, downtown Minneapolis has become too unsafe over the past couple years due to higher violent crime rates and a minimal police presence.
Minneapolis crime data appears to bear this out. Precinct 1, which covers downtown, has seen an 83% increase in carjackings, a 75% increase in gunshot wounds, and a 49% increase in larceny over last year at this time.
The two crimes in Precinct 1 down from early August 2021, homicides and burglaries, are only down very slightly. Last year at this time 10 homicides were recorded, this year there have been 8. Similarly, 160 instances of burglary were recorded at this time last year, as opposed to 158 so far this year.
Well, lock his ass up before he kills somebody.
Oops. Too late.
I think they meant “teen.”
Was the victim also a “teen”?
There’s a big funeral procession going through my small Hoosier town today for a young cop shot by one of Obamas sons.
Heard he was recently arrested for shooting at another cop, but was released the next day by a Lefty prosecutor in Indy
These Soros DAS need to be stopped and jailed
Yep.
I’ve gotta ask...why and from where do they come up with names like “Tashawn”?
Jailed?
Tashawn the teen. A real good boy, just trying to turn his life around.
Sound the mom made when she sneezed?
Maybe she will name the next one Faaahrt.
There was a time when Minneapolis was a beautiful city, wonder what happened? (sic)
Why didn’t their laws prevent the perp from legally buying a gun?
Or perhaps he didn’t legally buy one, but got it “from the street” thus avoiding all the “preventive” laws.
one dirtbag shooting another dirtbag, that’s a two fer, one dead one in prison.
YEP. 21 in MN for a handgun.
There’s definitely a system to it. In this case, take a common name, Sean, and spell it phonetically. Then add a prefix, like LA, DA, DE etc. Suffixes are common as well..iqua, Tay, tel etc.
Origin? Teenage moms are, like other teenagers, immersed in pop culture and want to sound “cool” and unique.
If only we had more gun laws we would stop the carnage. Er, wait...
Once it was a portmanteau of elders names, like frappé + cappuccino = frappuccino.
Where it goes now that we've had generation of Taeshawns and Lekwaishas is anyone's guess.
There’s an excellent chance that somewhere out there there’s a kid with the name Frappuccino by now
> These Soros DAS need to be stopped and jailed <
As I’m sure you know, Soros is flooding the country with money. And with enough money you can pretty much buy any political office.
A good start would be a law that prohibits all political donations from people who don’t live in the voting district. This would probably require a constitutional amendment.
You voted for it, you got it!
Maybe the concerned citizens from the local area can stage a protest and chant “hands up, don’t shoot”???
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