Minnesota police say 3 people have been charged in the fatal Mall of America shooting

Police in Bloomington, Minn., announced charges against two teenagers and an adult for their alleged involvement in a shooting at the Mall of America that killed a 19-year-old man on December 23.

FOX 9 MInneapolis reported that 18-year-old Taesawn Adams-Wright has been charged with second-degree intentional murder and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The two teenagers, who have not been identified because of their age, were charged in juvenile court with second-degree rioting while armed with a dangerous weapon.

Adams-Wright is due to make his first court appearance on Friday, while the two minors were scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

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The Bloomington Police Department tweeted Wednesday that the Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office had granted an extension to charge five suspects for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Johntae Hudson at the Mall of America, two just days before Christmas. .

Charges have not been announced for the other two suspects.

The shooting took place just before 8 p.m., when Hudson was fatally shot at the scene. FOX 9 Minneapolis reported that another person’s clothing was grazed by a bullet when gunfire flew inside the Nordstrom store.

An officer stands inside Nordstrom at the Mall of America after a shooting, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
(AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The person whose clothing was grazed by a bullet was described as a woman and was not reportedly injured.

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Bloomington police said security footage showed the shooting escalated following an altercation between two groups of young men.

According to the charges, FOX 9 Minneapolis reported, police were dispatched to the mall after receiving reports that a 19-year-old man had been shot multiple times.

When officers arrived, they found casings from a 9mm and .40 caliber handgun near Hudson’s body.

Security guards talk inside a Mall of America store in Bloomington, Minnesota after reports of shots being fired on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022.
(Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Although rescue measures were taken to save Hudson, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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According to the charges, surveillance footage shows an altercation between Adams-Wright and Hudson’s group of friends who prevented someone from using the escalator.

The footage shows Hudson and two of his friends head towards an escalator when they were prevented from doing so. The group of men, including Adams-Wright, surrounded Hudson, according to the charges, with Adams-Wright and a minor holding a gun

Hudson attempted to flee, according to the complaint, when one of the miners pointed a gun at Hudson, followed by a flash from the muzzle.

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Adams-Wright then stood over Hudson in a firing position, the complaint claims, when a camera captures Adams Wright allegedly holding a gun towards the location where Hudson’s body was found , and a flash of light from the muzzle.

Multiple witnesses told police that Adams-Wright was the person who argued with Hudson and shot him eight to 10 times, depending on the charges.