In Minneapolis, on February 15th, a shooting took place that resulted in the death of two males and the injury of a female. Additionally, a male suspect has been charged in relation to this incident.
Khalil Amer Bryant, a 23-year-old from Robbinsdale, and Davante Lavar-King Reid, a 29-year-old from Minneapolis, were identified as the individuals impacted.
Immir Fyontane Rice, 24, of Minneapolis, faces three counts of second-degree murder and one count of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
On the evening of February 15th, at approximately 11:36 PM, Minneapolis officers quickly reacted to reports of automatic gunfire at an apartment located on the 2800 block of S. Ave. Colfax.
911 callers witnessed a woman in distress, loudly seeking assistance while running in the same direction. Onlookers reported a man donning a red shirt fleeing from the location. Callers informed the police about a black SUV parked in front of the building, with its doors ajar.
Despite life-saving efforts, the man with multiple bullet holes on his side and a gunshot wound to his head was pronounced dead. Officers found a black Yukon with the passenger side riddled with bullet holes.
They were both shot in the Yukon, and she was told by the officers that her boyfriend was the victim who had been shot in her right side. This was according to the criminal complaint.
Authorities found 16 ejected shells of 9mm bullets near the car and determined that they were fired from a single gun.
The man was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest, and the court documents stated that he was pronounced deceased. Later, the police discovered that a man in a red shirt had collapsed in an apartment on the east block of Ave Bryant.
Video surveillance and a blood trail led police to believe the man had run from the apartment building on Colfax Ave. S.
The woman informed the officers that her boyfriend had requested her to drive him to the apartment on Colfax Ave. S., As he intended to sell narcotics to the second victim.
I heard gunshots while I was jogging near the apartment building. There is video surveillance in the parking lot where the shooting of Rice was witnessed a few minutes before. The video surveillance from a nearby gas station showed a man who was identified as the person leading up to the shooting of Rice.
According to court documents, Rice is seen on surveillance jogging away from the shooting scene, getting into his car, and driving away.
The police arrested him outside Rice’s residence. They found a Glock 9mm handgun on his person. According to court documents, he was seen wearing the same clothes on the day of the shooting.
Rice’s phone records also placed him in the vicinity of the shooting on the night it took place.
The weapon used for the murder was not discovered to be one of the 9mm firearms. It matches the description of being inserted into the 9mm murder weapon, as a partially loaded extended magazine capable of holding a minimum of 16 rounds of ammunition was recovered, along with additional equipment for 9mm handguns and another 9mm firearm, while conducting a search of the house by law enforcement officers.
According to the criminal complaint, Rice discussed the individual on social media, under the assumption that the person had collaborated with the investigation. Investigators discovered that Rice and one of the individuals were previously connected but had a falling out subsequent to Rice’s conviction for an aggravated robbery in 2017.
Rice was convicted of first-degree aggravated robbery in 2018 and sentenced to prison. According to court documents, he has been on probation and was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm in 2022.
Rice was arrested by warrant on May 8 because he has been in detention since Feb. 22 on unrelated firearm charges.