Stabbings

Anna Hurd, 16, allegedly murdered by boyfriend after she started texting another boy

Early on the morning of February 23, 16-year-old Anna Hurd's body was found in Hillside Park in Maplewood. She had been stabbed to death. After days of investigating, authorities late last week arrested Anna's boyfriend, 17-year-old Anthony Mitchell, in connection with her murder.SEE ALSO: Suicide c ... More >>

Man with chest wound enters Duluth detox center, says ex-roomie "hit me with a goddamn sword!"

On Monday night, a man police are identifying as R.W.S. staggered into the Duluth Detoxification Center was a stab wound in his chest.SWORD-WIELDING MADNESS:-- Chris Meusburger of St. Paul allegedly wanted to sword-fight his 62-year-old female neighbor -- Man allegedly threatened to behead girlfrien ... More >>

St. Paul police shoot and kill man after he stabs police dog to death

A horrible scene unfolded on the 700 block of Aurora Avenue in St. Paul yesterday. A dog assisting police as they tried to apprehend a man wanted on sex crime charges was stabbed to death by the suspect, who was then shot to death by police.SEE ALSO: St. Paul police brutality: No felony charges for ... More >>

Theresa Navratil of Burnsville allegedly stabs man, says she wishes she was Newtown shooter

We're not sure what's worse -- the crime Theresa Navratil allegedly committed the night of December 15 or what she told police afterward.SEE ALSO:-- Michele Bachmann's favorite gun is the Bushmaster AR-15 used in Newtown [VIDEO] -- Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachers Nav ... More >>

Darrin Kirk, naked U of M stabbing suspect: "You're evil and you must pay"

A 36-year-old man arrested in a University of Minnesota neighborhood earlier this week was high on meth when he stabbed an acquaintance in the head and neck with a pocket knife, then chased him down the street, according to charges filed Wednesday. See Also: Naked man suspected in stabbing near U o ... More >>

Naked man suspected in stabbing near U of M

See Also: Bicyclist hit by bus near U of M expected to pull through Cars go up in flames during Dinkytown blaze A man discovered running around naked in a University of Minnesota neighborhood this morning has been taken into custody on suspicion of a stabbing.

Marsenior Pede Johnson charges: 'I wanted to hurt some cops'

See Also: Mpls parks cop stabbed near Minnehaha Creek; suspect shot Marsenior Pede Johnson, the 38-year-old arrested for allegedly stabbing two Minneapolis Park Police officers earlier this week, has been charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder. One of the officers shot Johnson ... More >>

Mpls parks cop stabbed near Minnehaha Creek; suspect shot [UPDATE]

A Minneapolis Parks Police Officer was stabbed in the upper torso near Minnehaha Creek while investigating a robbery call last night. The female officer, who police say they'll name tomorrow, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center for the wound, as well as lacerations to her head. The officer' ... More >>

Route 16 bus homicide: Tim Dortch allegedly stabbed man after they bumped into each other

SEE ALSO: Route 16 bus altercation leads to homicide near CapitolSt. Paul police say that yesterday's fatal stabbing near the Capitol was the culmination of a dispute that began when two route 16 bus riders bumped into each other on the bus.Police say that Tim Dortch, 38, and Desmond Harper, 25, bum ... More >>

Kevin Mims sentenced for stabbing friend in the heart

​Kevin Mims was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison yesterday for stabbing a friend in downtown Minneapolis. Mims got into an argument with Brian Nelson and another acquaintance last fall after the two men teased him about being stingy with weed and money. The friends called him "cheap," s ... More >>

Felix Pedraza arrested for fatal shooting of Francisco Hernandez at Halloween Party

​Felix Pedraza is the lead suspect in a case of a weekend party that resulted in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old father of three Francisco Hernandez. Minneapolis police were called to a south Minneapolis apartment complex, where they found a man, later identified as Hernandez, suffering from gun ... More >>

Francisco Claros Bonilla charged with stabbing a bartender who cut him off

Francisco Claro Bonilla says he won't go back to Erick's Bar again.​Francisco Claros Bonilla knows his limits. For example, drinking a lot on a Sunday afternoon is within his limits. So is stabbing someone, according to charges filed against Claros Bonilla by the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.Th ... More >>

Rainbow Foods fires store manager Scott Ostrom, who was stabbed

​Rainbow Foods store manager Scott Ostrom was fired a week after the man who stabbed him was sentenced to prison. Ostrom had been store director at the Midway Rainbow Foods in St. Paul on May 9 when Russell Terry Johnson stabbed him in the chest because he was angry over a debit card transaction ... More >>

Northeast Minneapolis stabbing turns into homicide

​A stabbing victim found just after midnight on Sunday made it through part of the week, but died late Wednesday night.  The 46-year-old victim, who has not yet been identified, was found stabbed inside an apartment building on the 600 block of Central Avenue Northeast.He was taken to Hennepi ... More >>

Jeffery Paulson identified as northeast Minneapolis stabbing victim

​Jeffery Paulson has been identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office as the man killed in a homicide early Sunday.Paulson, 46, lived in an apartment above Otter's Saloon, but was stabbed in a different apartment in the building, not his own, the Star Tribune reports. Paulson was f ... More >>

Kevin Mims charged with murder in stabbing death of Brian Nelson

Kevin Mims is charged with killing Brian Nelson after being called "cheap."​Kevin Mims spent Sunday night out with the guys. At the end of the night, he stabbed two of the men, one of them fatally, after a drunken argument, according to charges filed yesterday by the Hennepin County Attorney's off ... More >>

Brian Nelson identified as homicide victim in downtown stabbing

​Brian Nelson, a 20-year-old from St. Paul, has been identified as the victim of a fatal stabbing in a downtown parking ramp. Nelson and another man were stabbed in the early morning hours on Monday, after an altercation with a third man.Police were called to the scene to stop a fight at the Ramp ... More >>

Man killed in downtown Minneapolis parking ramp stabbings

​Two men were stabbed, one fatally, in a downtown Minneapolis parking ramp early this morning. Security called police to the Ramp C parking lot on the 300 block of Second Avenue North, first reporting that a fight had broken out. By the time cops arrived, the fight had escalated to a "man down" re ... More >>

Chrishaun Reed McDonald charged in stabbing death of Dean Schmitz

​Chrishaun Reed McDonald, who was taken into custody the night Dean Schmitz was stabbed to death last weekend in south Minneapolis, has now been charged with second degree murder. The 23-year-old man's booking photo hasn't been released yet. He's being held in Hennepin County jail on $500,000 ... More >>

Man stabbed to death after brawl outside Schooner Tavern

​One man was stabbed to death and another was arrested after a brawl that started outside the Schooner Tavern in South Minneapolis early Sunday morning. Minneapolis police and paramedics were called to the scene in the 2900 block of 27th Avenue South at about 12:30 a.m., where the victim was ... More >>

Karma Nightclub scolded by Minneapolis police after closing time violence

FacebookMPD issues a warning.​After 23-year-old Jamaal Dionte Brown was shot and wounded outside Karma Nightclub on 1st Avenue North early Saturday morning, Minneapolis police issued a statement calling the club "a source of continuing problems." The very next night, a woman was stabbed outsi ... More >>

Major the Roseville police dog gets stem cell treatment

Doctors are trying to repair Major's spinal damage.​Roseville police officers were recently given some sad news. Despite surgeries and several weeks of physical therapy, Major -- the police dog who was viciously stabbed in November -- will not regain movement in his hind legs. On their websi ... More >>

Major the Roseville police dog critical after stab wounds [UPDATE]

Major the police dog is in recovery after a serious stabbing incident.​After a weekend in surgery, it appears that Major the police dog is out of danger, but may not fully recover from a vicious stabbing. Early Friday morning, Major was released into a fenced off trucking company parking lot ... More >>

Major the Roseville police dog stabbed while sniffing out burglars

Roseville Police DepartmentMajor the award winning police dog is stabbed in Maplewood.​Major, a German shepherd with the Roseville Police Department, was stabbed early Friday morning while sniffing out car thieves in a trucking company parking lot in Maplewood. Cops had rigged up a bait car ... More >>

John Kaarbo plans to marry girlfriend who stabbed him

Photo by bionicteaching​You know those nights when things get a little "crazy," a little "out of control," or just "drunk and dumb"? For John Kaarbo, that night ended with his girlfriend stabbing him twice with a butcher knife. That was Nov. 28. Now Kaarbo says everything is great and the two are ... More >>

Shakopee cops shoot fatal-stabbing suspect dead after carjacking

Photo: wetwebworki​A deadly suburban crime spree ended with gunfire this morning in a Shakopee highway ditch after police shot and killed an as-yet unidentified 34-year-old male suspected of a convenience store robbery, a carjacking and a fatal stabbing. The Shakopee Valley News is reporting ... More >>

Rochester man stabbed in back while hugging girlfriend

Photo by justinmaier​When we talk about being stabbed in the back in a relationship, we never take it so literally. Now you've been warned. A 29-year-old Rochester man was apparently hugging his new girlfriend when her ex came up behind him and stabbed him twice in the back. Forget a relations ... More >>

John Anderson charged in iguana-driven stabbing

John Leslie Anderson​Wade Burnside apparently made the mistake of getting between Tisha Keller's pet iguana and John Leslie Anderson on Sunday in Alexandria: Burnside's recovering at the Hennepin County Medical Center after suffering a stab wound delivered by a 12-inch knife, and Anderson has ... More >>

Shadow the stabbed MPD K-9 shown recovering on video

Courtesy MPD​Sporting a spiffy leg cast decorated with Old Glory, Shadow the Minneapolis police dog appeared on camera via Facebook today, limping a little but apparently recovering after being stabbed last week in the woods near Blaine.

U of M student jogger stabbed by mugger

The student was out for a late-night jog when the would-be mugger stabbed him in the torso.

L.C. Wesley Armstrong surrenders after K-9 stabbing

Courtesy MPDShadow was stabbed last week​L.C. Wesley Armstrong is behind bars at the Anoka County jail this morning ahead of a court appearance after surrendering to cops over the weekend, KSTP reports. Sixteen different law enforcement agencies were eventually involved in chasing down the 26 ... More >>

Shadow the MPD dog stabbed during manhunt

Shadow the MPD police dog was stabbed twice by a suspect he chased today in Blaine.

Ryan Stanley Hurd indicted by Minnesota grand jury on murder charges

Hurd is accused of stabbing his Eagan, Minn. girlfriend more than 100 times and leaving her in a ditch.

Minneapolis police report stabbing death on Dupont Ave. N

The Hennepin County Medical Examiners office has not yet released the name of the victim.

Teen stabbed in Minneapolis was college-bound

A teen who died early Saturday was an American Indian who had just been accepted to college.

Tana French