Five Killed During 24 Hours Of Violence In Minneapolis Are Identified

Five Killed During 24 Hours Of Violence In Minneapolis Are Identified

The victims in Tuesday's mass shooting, and Wednesday's reportedly retaliatory shooting, have been identified.

Five of the six people killed during a deadly 24 hours of violence in Minneapolis have been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

Four people died when a man, whom prosecutors allege was Native Mob member James Ortley, opened fire while inside a vehicle at 15th Avenue South and 25th Street East shortly before midnight on Tuesday.

The three victims who died at the scene in the incident have been identified as follows:

• Joseph Goodwin, 17, of Minneapolis, who died of gunshot wounds to the head and neck.
• Evan Denny, 27, of St. Paul, who died of multiple gunshot wounds.
• Merelle White, 20, of Red Lake, who died of a gunshot wound to the head.

A fourth person, identified online as 28-year-old Leras Rainey, was confirmed to have died of his injuries on Thursday at Hennepin County Medical Center.

White's twin sister, Maleice, was also in the vehicle when the shots rang out, suffered critical injuries and remains hospitalized.

MPD Chief Brian O'Hara at the scene of the shooting Tuesday night.

Minneapolis Police Department

Charges filed against Ortley on Friday allege he was inside the vehicle with all five victims when he opened fire. He was described as a "close family friend" of the victims.

Most of the victims in the Tuesday mass shooting are members of the Native American community, with police saying the incident was "targeted" and believed to be gang related.

The man fatally shot in a potentially retaliatory attack on the 2100 block of 17th Avenue South on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 34-year-old Tiago Gilbert, a Native American who lives in Minneapolis. No arrest has been made in his killing at this time.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner also identified Derrick Ewing, 51, of Minneapolis, as the man killed after being shot at Lake Street and 15th Avenue South on Wednesday evening. Police say this shooting was not connected to the other two.

SOURCE: Bring Me The News