Apr 29, 2008 6:11 pm US/Central
Man Charged With Killing Teen In North Mpls. Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ―
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The complaint said Loyd had gone to Johnson's house in North Minneapolis with two other women. (File)
CBS
A Minneapolis man was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of a teenager.
Police said Shaunell Johnson, 29, shot and killed 15-year-old Joquese Loyd on Saturday at a home in North Minneapolis. The two had a sexual relationship, according to a criminal complaint.
The complaint said Loyd had gone to Johnson's house in North Minneapolis with two other women. Police said another woman inside the house said Loyd was trying to get Johnson's attention by waving a kitchen knife in his face.
According to the complaint, the witness said Johnson pulled out a gun and set it on his lap. Loyd said she was not afraid of him, and that's when the witness said Johnson fired the gun at her. The first time the gun did not go off, but the complaint says the second time it did, hitting the teenager in the chest and killing her.
Johnson has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held on $500,000 bail.
Loyd's death was the city's 13th homicide this year.
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