Woman dies after Lake Street encampment shooting; victim identified
A woman shot during a Sept. 15 mass shooting at a homeless encampment near E. Lake St. and 28th Ave. S. in Minneapolis died Sept. 18; police identified her as 30-year-old Jacinda Oakgrove, while several others were wounded and tents caught fire during the gunfight. Investigators say the violence stemmed from a drug-territory dispute; Hennepin County prosecutors have charged Trivon D. Leonard Jr., 31, of Illinois, with first-degree riot resulting in death and illegal gun possession after he admitted firing before his gun jammed. The city has increased patrols and erected fencing along the corridor, and MPD is examining whether this shooting is connected to another Lake Street shooting earlier that day.
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Minneapolis encampment mass shooting stemmed from ‘drug territory’ dispute: Charges
New information:
- Suspect identified as Trivon D. Leonard Jr., 31, of Illinois.
- Leonard charged with first-degree riot resulting in death and ineligible person in possession of a firearm.
- Complaint says Leonard admitted firing one or two shots until his gun jammed and later sold the firearm for $200 on Lake Street.
- Leonard told investigators his group came from Illinois to sell drugs at the encampment after a prior Minneapolis location was shut down.
- He was released from Hennepin County Jail hours before the shooting following a DWI arrest two days earlier.
- Leonard was taken into custody on Sept. 24 and has a first court appearance scheduled Friday; he remains in Hennepin County Jail.
Charge: Mass shooting at Minneapolis encampment involved Illinois drug dealers, fight over territory
New information:
- Hennepin County prosecutors filed charges tied to the Lake Street encampment mass shooting.
- The criminal complaint alleges the shooting stemmed from a fight over drug territory involving Illinois-based dealers operating at the encampment.
- Filing provides a clearer alleged motive and out-of-state nexus for the violence at the encampment near E. Lake St. and 28th Ave. S.
Woman dies days after being shot in Minneapolis mass shooting at homeless encampment
New information:
- MPD says victim Jacinda Oakgrove, 30, died at the hospital on Sept. 18 following the Sept. 15 encampment shooting.
- Police arrested a man on Sept. 18 on suspicion of aiding and abetting after the fact; he was later released pending formal charges.
- MPD continues to investigate whether the incident is tied to an earlier mass shooting on Lake Street the same day.
Minneapolis ramps up police presence, erects fences following 2 mass shootings along Lake Street
New information:
- Post-incident measures now include fencing around parts of the corridor to restrict access.
- MPD has expanded visible patrols in the immediate vicinity to prevent further violence.
MPD chief talks mass shootings, says 'I'm exhausted from all these crime scenes'
New information:
- MPD Chief Brian O’Hara links violence around the encampment to fentanyl use and disputes over drug distribution.
- O’Hara calls conditions at this site and another nearby location a 'public safety emergency' and says 'enough is enough' at these two spots.
- O’Hara says police aim to prevent the environment from continuing but do not see arresting people suffering from addiction as the solution.
Mass shooting at Minneapolis homeless encampment injures 7 people
New information:
- FOX 9 reports 7 victims (5 men, 2 women), with 3 men and 1 woman in critical condition; others expected to survive.
- Detailed injury breakdown: head wounds to a man and woman in tents; a man shot in the stomach; two others with leg injuries.
- Victim routing: 5 located at the encampment; 2 self-transported to hospitals (Children’s → Hennepin Healthcare; Abbott Northwestern; Regions).
- Police believe it was a shootout between at least two people; multiple shell casings recovered.
- Some tents caught fire after the gunfire; firefighters extinguished flames (reinforces earlier reporting).
- Mayor Jacob Frey said the encampment is under police control pending a TRO; he stated, “If the owner wants to sue us, then we will see him in court.”
- TRO hearing scheduled for Sept. 17; MPD will increase patrols in the area.
- No arrests as of the report.