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A person died after he was discovered shot within the 500 block of Prior Avenue North in St. Paul on Jan. 10, 2022. (Courtesy of the St. Paul Police Division)
A teen is arrested and charged in a St. Paul murder — the case that prompted police to execute search warrants final week, throughout which a Minneapolis officer fatally shot Amir Locke.
Mekhi Camden Pace, of Minneapolis, was a cousin of Locke’s, in response to second-degree homicide expenses filed towards Pace.
Police stated Tuesday they took Pace into custody within the Jan. 10 deadly capturing of Otis R. Elder, 38. Elder was discovered mendacity on the street within the 500 block of North Prior Avenue, between College Avenue and Interstate 94, in St. Paul.
Locke, 22, wasn’t named within the search warrants, Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman stated final week.
Pace lived together with his household in Bolero Flats, the house constructing in downtown Minneapolis the place police carried out the search warrant final week and the place an officer shot Locke.
Pace’s brother and his girlfriend had been additionally within the house on the time, in response to the juvenile petition towards Pace.
On Monday, members of the Southwest Metro Job Power, Ramsey County Violent Crime Enforcement Staff and St. Paul police Particular Investigations Unit arrested Pace at about 3:45 p.m. in Winona, in response to police. He was booked into the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Middle.
St. Paul police sought a “knock and announce” warrant for an house in Minneapolis in the course of the murder investigation, however Minneapolis police stated they might not perform the warrant until it was “no knock,” legislation enforcement sources stated Friday.
Minneapolis police stated Locke pointed a loaded gun “within the course of officers” once they used a key to enter an house in Bolero Flats final Wednesday. Locke’s dad and mom stated Friday that the Minneapolis SWAT crew had woken him; they stated he was law-abiding, with no prison report, and had a allow to hold a gun.
The search warrants within the case will possible be unsealed after expenses are filed, in response to police.
ARREST BRINGS RELIEF TO FAMILY OF MAN SHOT IN ST. PAUL
Family of Elder have stated they don’t know why he was killed in St. Paul.
“I’m simply feeling a little bit higher this morning,” Elder’s mom, Shandra McKinley, stated of the arrest. “I thank God as a result of he didn't deserve this.”
Elder was the daddy of two sons, ages 1 and 14, who he beloved and cared for.
“He was the best possible brother ever, he simply had a lot to reside for,” stated a sister, Motika Elder. “And I do know discovering the shooter is not going to carry my brother again nevertheless it undoubtedly put my coronary heart comfy.”