Charges filed in Minneapolis shooting that killed 4, including St. Paul man

A St Paul man was one of the casualties in a shooting in Minneapolis on Tuesday that left four people dead and another injured Evan Ramon Denny of St Paul was among the people killed the Hennepin County Clinical Examiner s Office stated Friday James Duane Ortley Courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff s Office After a multi-day search by U S Marshals the FBI and Minneapolis Police James Duane Ortley was arrested Thursday The Hennepin County Attorney s Office mentioned Friday he d been charged with three counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder Because a fourth person died Thursday an additional second-degree murder charge will be sought the county attorney s office announced Ortley was also charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm due to a past conviction for second-degree assault Police disclosed they believe Tuesday s shooting was targeted and may have been gang-related Shortly before midnight on Tuesday Minneapolis police were called to the block of East th Street on reports of gunfire A witness later reported police that Little James identified by law enforcement as Ortley was a friend of one of the casualties He was in a conveyance with the casualties when he shot everyone inside according to the criminal complaint Other people shared that the five casualties were together at a family friend s residence in South Minneapolis and their plans were to pick up Baby J another nickname s of Ortley s He was known to be a close family friend to the casualties the complaint commented Ortley is associated with the Native Mob gang according to the complaint which didn t give a motive for the shootings Along with Denny the curative examiner s office announced the following people were killed Joseph Douglas Goodwin and Tiago Antonio Gilbert both from Minneapolis and Merelle Joan White of Red Lake Another woman who was also shot remains hospitalized Her condition was not issued by personnel on Friday Related Articles Weinstein accuser breaks down in tears as she s questioned about alleged sexual assault Man sentenced to years in prison for hate crime that left -year-old Palestinian American boy dead Woman killed in St Paul home her -year-old determined unharmed Luigi Mangione episode Defense seeks to drop terrorism charge suppress evidence Man arrested in Minneapolis gunfire that left dead on Tuesday