MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in St. Paul have identified the victim who was found inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound Sunday night.

According to the police, the deceased victim is 20-year-old Daniel Olvera of St. Paul.

The shooting occurred near the intersection of Rice Street and West Wayzata Street in St. Paul Sunday around 5 p.m. Police said a man was found in a vehicle with a gunshot wound in the 900 block of Rice Street. He was unconscious and not breathing. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Sgt. Mike Ernster said it’s the 29th fatal shooting in 2019 in St. Paul.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Those with information are asked to call St. Paul Police Homicide Unit at 651-266-5650.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says somebody smashed the glass door of a mosque in Minneapolis on Sunday.

A surveillance video from Salaam Mosque in northeast Minneapolis appears to show a person throwing an object at the door to shatter its glass.

CAIR-Minnesota has reported the incident to the FBI. They are calling on law enforcement to investigate it as a possible bias motivated attack.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 42-year-old Eagan man faces a theft charge after he was allegedly caught stealing items from a “bait car” set up by police in an apartment parking garage.

Patrick O’Brien faces one felony count of theft in connection to the Nov. 6, 2019 incident.

According to the criminal complaint, an Eagan apartment manager reported in October increased issues involving an individual or individuals damaging vehicles or stealing property in the parking garage. So, police worked with the apartment and put a “bait car” in the garage that contained several valuable items, like credit cards, a cellphone and two laptops. The vehicle was also equipped with a video surveillance system.

Then, on Nov. 6, an alarm went off in the bait car, alerting police. An officer responded and noticed a wallet missing from the vehicle. A man who was nearby, later identified as O’Brien, was asked if he noticed anything suspicious and he said he saw a Hispanic female of average build looking around the car.

According to the complaint, the video surveillance system wasn’t working properly, so it was reset and officers left the apartment complex.

Thirty minutes later, the alarm on the vehicle sounded again, and an officer who was already in the area responded. The officer went to the bait vehicle and noticed that both laptops were missing.

The complaint said O’Brien was again located a short distance away with both laptops in his hands. He said he found them discarded a short distance away from the bait car. He was then arrested.

According to the complaint, video from the vehicle captured footage of O’Brien approaching the side of the vehicle and looking in the windows. He was then seen opening the passenger door, removing the laptops and walking away.

After agreeing to a Mirandized statement, O’Brien initially denied stealing the items and said they were found near a dumpster. After further questioning, he admitted to taking the laptops and the wallet from the previous incident. The wallet was located later in his apartment.

The value of the items were determined to be $1,373.88.

If convicted, O’Brien could face up to five years in prison and/or a maximum fine of $10,000.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A sexual assault was reported near the University of Minnesota campus early Tuesday morning. 

According to a safety notification from the university, two male suspects, both described as having a “heavy build,” approached the victim at the intersection of 7th Street SE and 12th Avenue SE.

The victim was thrown to the ground and sexually assaulted by the suspects. The suspects were then scared away by another group. 

A notice of the incident was sent out Tuesday to the campus community as a “Safe-U Advisory,” meaning officials have determined there is no imminent threat to the community.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The 75-year-old man who was assaulted after getting off a city bus in Minneapolis last week has died.

Leroy Davis-Miles, 23, has been charged with second degree murder.

According to the criminal complaint, on Wednesday, police responded a call at the Chicago-Lake Transit Center to investigate an assault. When they arrived, they found the victim lying on the sidewalk, unresponsive. He had sustained a serious brain injury, was in critical condition, and was not expected to survive.

After speaking with witnesses, police learned the victim was approached and punched by Davis-Miles. They then reviewed bus and transit center video; the victim had asked Davis-Miles and three of his friends to stop being so loud. Davis-Miles then became hostile and threatened to “beat” the victim after he left the bus.

The victim got off the bus, and Davis-Miles followed him with his friends. The surveillance camera video only showed their lower legs, but Davis-Miles appeared to lunge at or strike the victim. The victim then fell and struck his head on the ground.

From the multiple camera angles on the bus and transit center, police were able to note Davis-Miles’ face and clothing. They obtained still photographs and used facial recognition software that led to his identification.

Davis-Miles was arrested a day later in south Minneapolis.

Though he was originally charged with first-degree assault, the criminal complaint has been amended to add a charge of second degree murder. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 40 years in prison.

This marks the city’s 39th homicide of the year.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police in Wisconsin say they’ve made an arrest in the case of a dog who was found abandoned and starving along a highway near Menomonie earlier this month.

The Boyceville Police Department and the Dunn County Humane Society jointly announced the arrest Monday morning. That person was arrested for failure to provide food and drink, and intentional mistreatment of an animal resulting in disfigurement — which is a felony in Wisconsin.

Gabriel was only about 23 pounds when he arrived at the shelter Nov. 1, which is less than half of what a dog his size should weigh.

“We cannot express enough how grateful we are that justice will be served in this case as no living creature deserves to be treated in the way Gabriel had been,” the Tuesday press statement said. “It is clear that our community, both locally and online, will not stand idly by and allow crimes against animals to continue without repercussions. Your voices have been heard loud and clear.”

The Dunn County Humane Society says Gabriel has now gained 20 pounds since a deputy found him.

Gabriel (credit: CBS)

READ MORE: ‘He’s A Fighter’: Severely Malnourished, Emaciated Dog Making Miracle Recovery In Dunn County

Shelter workers say it’s the worst case of animal abuse they’ve ever seen.

It will be a few months before Gabriel is healthy enough to be adopted, but there are plenty of other animals waiting to find a home. Here is more information on adoption, and how to donate to help Gabriel’s recovery.

“Gabriel is doing well and has gained 20 pounds since he arrived at our shelter on November 1st. His sweet disposition and fun personality are coming out more and more each day. We will continue to share updates on Gabriel as he continues to gain strength and finally gets to feel the warmth, love and happiness of a forever home, which he deserved all along,” the press release said.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota grain trader who admitted to bilking farmers, elevators and commodity brokers out of millions of dollars was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in federal prison.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland, who imposed the prison sentence, also ordered Hunter Hanson to pay $11 million in restitution.

Hanson, 22, who became involved in the business shortly out of high school, pleaded guilty in July to wire fraud and money laundering for defrauding about 60 sellers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Canada. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley of North Dakota said Hanson “undermined generations” of hard work by families in agriculture.

“These losses would be financially debilitating at any time, but they are back-breaking at such a challenging time for our critically important ag sector,” Wrigley said in a statement.

Court documents show that Hanson, of Leeds, contracted with the victims to buy crops and either failed to pay them or sent them checks that bounced. He allegedly laundered money between his multiple bank accounts and other businesses. At one point he had 11 identified bank accounts associated with his companies and owed one bank more than $460,000.

Authorities say Hanson often bought crops from farmers and elevators above the per-bushel market value and then sold them below market value to further the Ponzi scheme. In doing that, Hanson lost more than $131,000 in transactions between McClusky Coop Elevator and Osnabrock Farmers Coop Elevator.

Wrigley said the government will attempt to locate any of Hanson’s proceeds and “offset the losses to the degree possible.”

The North Dakota Public Service Commission shut down Hanson’s Devils Lake-based businesses last year after it received multiple complaints from farmers and others. The case led state lawmakers, upset that Hanson received a license when he allegedly had no grain marketing training or experience, to transfer grain regulatory authority from the PSC to the state Agriculture Department.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mother who lost her son to gun violence is finding comfort in knowing his faith was a big part of who he was.

Da’Qwan Jones-Morris, 17, was captain of the football team at Henry Sibley High School.

He became St. Paul’s 28th homicide victim when two of his friends were playing with a stolen gun and hit him in the chest.

His mother, Monica Jones, and brother, Brandon Jones, spoke to WCCO’s Reg Chapman about the legacy he leaves behind.

“My kids grew up in the church, and the church was a big part of they life,” Monica said.

She wanted to speak about her son Da’Qwan in one of the places he loved the most.

“He had a lot of church aunties and church uncles and brothers that he reached out to or counted on,” Monica said.

Da’Qwan and his brother Brandon were raised at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. He loved to sing with his church family on Youth Sunday.

Da’Qwan Jones-Morris (credit: Nazsare English)

“Da’Qwan was always like louder than everybody. So like he tried to make himself really stand out. We all knew Da’Qwan was there,” Brandon said.

The 17-year-old loved to laugh. He loved people and took pride in making everyone around him happy.

Monica says she kept her sons busy so they would not fall victim to street life.

“I had their days and their weeks packed from after-school programs, to freedom schools in the summertime, to choir rehearsal on Saturdays,” she said.

Da’Qwan’s life was taken by a bullet from a stolen gun a friend was handling.

“I do believe that there is a plan. Like, I believe that Da’Qwan was an excellent servant of Christ. He definitely believed in God, and I don’t think I would be this strong if we didn’t have that faith,” Monica said.

Pastor Al Gallmon has faith his community will begin to do the right thing.

“If we don’t have a national discussion about gun violence in our own community, it’s going to get continually worse,” Gallmon said.

Something this family does not want is another family to feel the pain they do now.

“I just want everybody to just try to stay safe, and just never stop loving my brother. I’ll never stop loving him,” Brandon said.

Da’Qwan was not only a two-sport standout, he was also a scholar who spent the weekend before his death filling out college applications.

A fund has been set up in his honor. His family hopes to start a scholarship for young men with dreams of going to school who need financial help.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Jones-Morris family with funeral expenses.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Eagan Police Department is getting results by using a newer tool to catch criminals.

After learning about a number of car break-ins at an underground apartment complex in Eagan, police deployed what’s called a bait car.

“We’ll put everything from electronics, it could be currency, things that are serialized [inside the bait car],” Det. Kurt Bratulich said.

They put the bait car in areas where there’s been an increase in car break-ins or thefts. The car is generally left unlocked. That’s how police say many car burglaries happen. Just last week, Eagan set up the car at the Glen Pond apartments after a manager there reported numerous break-ins.

“The suspect walked through the underground garage, saw the items in plain view inside the bait car and ended up opening up the door and then taking those items,” Bratulich said.

Here’s how police knew to respond. When the suspect opened the door, it set off a contraption that sent officers on the case a message that said, “Car alarm, Glen Pond apartments.”

Police say they were there to catch the guy with the computer and computer box in his hands. They say he admitted he stole them out of the bait car.

That’s not the only time it worked. In the last few months, the car was put at another nearby apartment complex. In that case, police say they arrested three men suspected of being involved in an auto-theft ring.

Police say the best way to avoid being a victim is to take everything out of the car with you or make sure it’s not in plain view. Also, make sure to lock your door. That’s especially true with the holiday shopping season upon us.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The United States House begins historic public impeachment hearings Tuesday, setting in motion President Donald Trump’s possible removal from office.

The House could vote to impeach by the end of the year, then the Senate would put the president on trial.

Here Is How It Works:

If the House votes to impeach the president, it’s like a grand jury indictment.

Then the Senate will put President Trump on trial — with a judge and a jury.

It’s in the Constitution: “The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation.”

It may look a normal Senate session, but there’s nothing normal about it.

There’s an actual trial, presided over by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

That’s in the Constitution, too: “When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside.”

All other Senate business will stop.

The impeachment trial continues all day, six days a week – with only Sundays off.

All 100 Senators must be present — as in at their desks, in person.

And, something completely different for politicians: All Senators must remain silent– like a courtroom jury.

House lawyers would prosecute the President, present evidence and call witnesses.

White House lawyers would be defending President Trump, cross-examining witnesses or bringing witnesses of their own.

President Trump has the right to defend himself in person, as he has done hundreds of times on Twitter and television. But in a Senate trial, Trump would be under oath and face cross examination.

There’s no deadline for ending an impeachment trial, although a majority of Senators can vote anytime to dismiss the charges.

President Bill Clinton lied under oath about having an affair, telling the country, publicly, “I did not have sex with that woman.” His trial took five weeks. He was impeached, but acquitted. That’s because two-thirds of the Senate must vote to convict a president and remove him from office.

A second vote would ban the president from ever seeking the office again, just as the 2020 re-election year unfolds — something that’s never happened in American history.

Here are some of the sources we used for this Reality Check:

Article I Of The U.S. Constitution

Article II Of The U.S. Constitution

U.S. Senate: Impeachment

U.S. Congressional Research Service: Impeachment And Removal

The Heritage Guide: Trial Of Constitution

CNN: “A Fractured Senate Looks To The Past For Impeachment Trial Game Plan”

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Hands-Free law has been on the books for four months now, debuting on August 1, and the number of tickets police are issuing is going up.

Mike Hanson at the Department of Public Safety says 2,729 citations were given in September, which is over 400 more from August.

Hanson says drivers are not seeing as much Hands-Free Law messaging on the roads and in the media since the August 1 rollout.

“We had a very aggressive, very wide-ranging outreach, education campaign, so there was a lot of public awareness. Now since that time, we’ve had to back off a little bit,” said Hanson.

He also says drivers are just struggling to break habits.

READ MORE: More Than 5,000 Citations Given Since ‘Hands-Free’ Law Went Into Effect

“Some of those old habits have a way of coming back, and it takes time and invested effort to change those bad habits on a permanent basis,” Hanson said.

Another new bad habit law enforcement is running into under this new law is seeing drivers pulled over on interstates to use their phones. Hanson says this is not only dangerous, but illegal.

“Find a parking lot, a convenience store, a gas station, somewhere where you’re completely away from traffic, where you’re not going to pose a distraction,” said Hanson.

While some police departments may have given grace periods in the first month of hands-free, that grace period is over. It’s break bad habits or break the law.

More warnings about this law are on their way. The state has set aside $350,000 for more awareness and education campaigns in 2020.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the man who was fatally attacked after getting into an argument on a Minneapolis bus last week as 75-year-old Shirwa Hassan Jibril.

Minneapolis police say Jibril last Wednesday asked a group of people on a Metro Transit bus to quiet down. Investigators say 23-year-old Leroy Davis-Miles verbally threatened Jibril, then followed him off the bus at the Chicago-Lake Transit Center.

Leroy Davante Davis-Miles (credit: Hennepin Co. Jail)

There, he punched Jibril in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement.

Davis-Miles was caught by police with the help of facial recognition technology. He was charged with second-degree murder Tuesday.

Jibril passed away Tuesday afternoon at Hennepin Healthcare, six days after the attack. His official cause of death was from blunt force head injuries.

Davis-Miles could face up to four decades in prison if convicted.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — WCCO has learned the manufacturing plant at the center of a number of pollution investigations has not completed changes mandated by a state agency.

One week ago, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ordered Water Gremlin to alter its use of hazardous waste. The White Bear Township facility had to make some immediate changes, others within a month.

READ MORE: ‘Public Health Nuisance’: Water Gremlin In Court Over Lead Concerns

While some progress has been made, the MPCA told WCCO on Wednesday six action items are overdue. They include managing hazardous waste streams and contacting police and fire to coordinate services in case of an emergency.

(credit: CBS)

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Click here to see the Administrative Order. Items 1-2, 6, 10-12 are all overdue. The MPCA reports corrective action had been taken on 17-23 before issuing the AO. Items 3-5 and 7-9 have been completed, and 13-16 must be done within 30 days of the order.

Water Gremlin tells WCCO it “continues to work collaboratively with state agencies to address the MPCA’s concerns outlined in the administrative order.”

We asked. The state hasn’t told us if it’s taking new action against the company for missing the deadline.

READ MORE: A Look Inside Water Gremlin

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 51-year-old fugitive led U.S. Marshals and local agencies on a series of wrong-way chases Wednesday afternoon in Minnesota and Wisconsin — including a trip over the St. Croix River Bridge.

The United States Marshal Service says members of the North Star Fugitive Task Force and the Hennepin County Violent Offenders Task Force tried to arrest a man in Newport Wednesday afternoon, who is suspected of raping and robbing a woman in St. Louis Park earlier this month. He also is said to have threatened to kill police.

He fled officers in a black Ford F-350 truck, leading to a long chase involving several agencies in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

In the midst of the chase, the suspect began driving the wrong way in the westbound lanes of Highway 36, continuing onto the St. Croix River Bridge. His truck went into a ditch on STH 35/64, but he was able to free it before heading southbound on STH 35.

The aftermath of the crash (credit: CBS)

The chase continued into North Hudson and then Hudson, with the suspect traveling as fast as 70 miles per hour on city streets. The suspect hit stop sticks at one point, but was able to continue on. He eventually got on Interstate 94 and again drove against traffic before getting back on STH 35, where he also drove in the wrong direction. Law enforcement eventually performed a successful PIT maneuver on his truck — sending it into a disable and unoccupied vehicle on the side of the roadway just south of Tower Road near Hudson.

The suspect was injured in the crash, and was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. His condition has not been released. He is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.

St. Louis Park police say the suspect is accused of breaking into a woman’s home in the early morning of November 3, raping her, then forcing her to withdraw cash for him at two metro ATMs. SLPPD is working with the Hennepin County Attorney’s office to file formal charges. He also has two felony arrest warrants from Ramsey County.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — No charges will be filed against one Eagan police officer and four Bloomington officers who shot and killed 23-year-old Isak Aden during a standoff this summer.

In a statement released Wednesday, Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom said that Eagan officer Jacob Peterson and Bloomington officers Matthew Ryan, Anthony Kiehl, Adam Stier and Daniel Nelson were legally justified in their use of deadly force in Eagan on July 2.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shared new evidence files on Wednesday. Video captured from a Minnesota State Patrol dash camera appears to show Aden reaching for something on the ground six seconds after the flash bags were fired towards him. The five officers then shot Aden 11 times.

Isak Aden (credit: Aden Family)

“Although I have concluded that the use of deadly force by the law enforcement officers was legally justified in this instance, any loss of life is a tragic occurrence,” Backstrom said in a written statement. “I wish to express my sympathy to the family and friends of Isak Aden.”

A report by the Dakota County Attorney’s office details Aden ran from authorities earlier that day after assaulting a woman in a car and pointing a gun at her. Officers were able to follow him into a commercial area behind Seneca Road in Eagan and tried to negotiate with him before it ended in gunfire four hours later.

In the months since his death, Aden’s family has appeared at protests and city council meetings, calling for justice. Aden’s brother, Badrudin Aden, told WCCO that he was at the scene of the shooting and described it as an execution.

“Isak was a very kind-hearted individual who was respected by his peers,” Badrudin Aden said. “We will keep fighting until he receives the justice he deserves.”

After the charging decision was released, Bloomington’s Police Chief Jeff Potts issued the following statement:

The life of Isak Aden was lost this past July and the impacts were significant to the Aden family, the officers involved, as well as the community. Today, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office reached a decision in the officer-involved shooting death of Isak Aden, concluding that officers were justified in using deadly force.

We know this is a difficult time for everyone impacted by this situation. I am committed to helping anywhere I can, as individuals work through the process of dealing with their grief, emotions, and well-being. My hope is that we can begin the long process of healing from this tragic event.

Matthew Lawlyes, Esq. and Ruth Lane, Esq. are currently serving as counsel for the Aden family. They provided WCCO with the following statement after the charging decision was announced:

The Aden family continues to grieve the loss of Isak and is saddened by Dakota County’s inaction. After reviewing the evidence, it is clear that Isak’s death was avoidable, unnecessary, and unjustified. The Aden family will move forward with their efforts to seek justice and accountability on behalf of Isak.

The family is still in the process of gathering and reviewing all evidence and has not made any decision regarding the filing of a civil suit at this time. What evidence has been reviewed, however, does suggest that a civil suit will be necessary.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A southern Minnesota man is accused of fatally shooting a dog last week in front of his girlfriend and two young children.

Richard Jordan, of Chatfield, is charged with one count of mistreatment of animals and one count of dangerous discharge of a firearm, court documents filed in Olmsted County show.

According to a criminal complaint, Jordan shot the pitbull-Labrador mix with a shotgun last Friday amidst an argument with his girlfriend over finances in a home in Orion Township.

The woman told investigators that the two were in a physical struggle over his debit card when the dog came over and started nipping at them.

After the dog nipped Jordan on the ankle, the 31-year-old fetched a shotgun and found the dog under the kitchen table, cowering.

The woman and the children were nearby when Jordan knelt down and pointed the shotgun at the animal. The blast left a hole in the dog’s neck, just below the head. Blood splattered up to 10 feet across the room, the complaint states.

Jordan immediately said what had happened was an accident, his girlfriend told police. He wrapped the dog in blankets before taking the shotgun apart, putting it in a car and leaving the home.

After police arrested him, Jordan said that he shot the dog on purpose, for his safety and for that of the children.

If convicted of the two felonies, Jordan faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison on each count, and/or a $5,000 fine.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 61-year-old man arrested by the Crookston Police Department on suspicion of driving while intoxicated has died while in custody.

According to the Polk County’s Sheriff Office, the man had a medical emergency at the Northwest Regional Correctional Center.

Officials attempted to save him, and he was taken to Riverview Health. Later he was pronounced dead.

The medical examiner’s office in Grand Forks is conducting an autopsy, and the incident is under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Crookston Police Department.