HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 10-29 Man arrested in Rice Street shooting death released; help asked from public MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Man arrested in Rice
Street shooting death
released; help asked
from public
Holly Wenzel OCT 2 t 2014
Review staff
On Monday,authorities released a 19-year-old Maple-
wood man arrested on suspicion of homicide.The man had
been detained shortly after a shooting incident the night of
Sept 25 outside Merwin's Liquors on Rice Street in Maple-
wood.
According to police,the man was released after a review
of the evidence in the case.
They are still looking for the shooters in the incident and
are asking for the public's help.
What's known
Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 1700
block of Rice Street and reports of people injured at about
see Shooting on page 2
Shooting/Police seek more witnesses
continued from page 1 Hospital and was treated wheel was arrested on about 8 p.m. Saturday and #
• the third man, whom probable-cause homicide remained there until the
9:45 p.m.Saturday. police are not identifying, and booked at the Ramsey shooting just before 8:35
As the victims were going who was with Woods and County Jail,pending formal p.m. It is believed the men
into the liquor store, they Willis and ran from the charges from the Ramsey in the car may have been
were reportedly approached scene while being shot at by County Attorney's Office. asking other people in the
by three young men request- the suspects. He was released from cus- area to purchase alcohol
ing they purchase alcohol tody Monday afternoon. for them, as well as Woods'
for them. The arrest Maplewood Police Chief group. This vehicle was caught on surveillance tape outside
The victims refused, and Following the shooting, p
Paul Schnell says the Investigators want to talk Merwin's Liquors,in the strip-mall parking lot on 1700
the two groups got into a victims and witnesses gave 19-year-old is no longer with anyone who: Rice St.Anyone who saw the vehicle or its occupants
verbal dispute. police a variety of descrip- the focus of the investiga- • saw a white sedan occu- between 8 and 8:35 Saturday'
When the three victims lions of the suspect vehicle. p.m. reportedly is asked to contact
tion, "based on his coop- pied by three or more people police.The men in it were reportedly asking people to
came out of the liquor store, Police released descrip- eration and the corrobo- outsideMerwin'sLiquorStore purchase alcohol for them.
several people inside a white tions of the vehicle to other ration that investigators •witnessed the dispute or
sedan began shooting at agencies, and just before
were able to do." argument in the parking lot or whereabouts of the sus- "While the investigation
them. midnight Maplewood police peas in this shooting into this murder is in the
around 8:30 p.m.Oct.25
When police arrived,they and Ramsey County sher- Help from public Anyone with information very early stages, it appears
•
found: iffs'deputies located a white Surveillance video of the witnessed the shooting incident or knowledge as to the iden- to be an act of senseless vio-
• Terrence Jermaine car which matched the pre- parking lot, featuring the tity or whereabouts of the lence,"Schnell said."We are
• was approached with a
Woods, 25, of St. Paul, had liminary vehicle description. enclosed still image, shows request to purchase alcohol suspect is asked to call the committed to finding every-
suffered a gunshot wound A caller said the vehicle was the white suspect vehicle re west to 's Liquor Store Maplewood Police Depart- one responsible."
at to his back;he was taken to being driven recklessly on from which the all the shots ment at 651-767-0640 or
Regions Hospital and died Rice Street near the time of were fired.According to tips betw 8 and 8:30p.m. 9-1-1.Anonymous text ores- Hong Wenzel can be
witnessed a white sedan
there later the shooting and provided a Tuesday morning, it is a sage tips can be sent by tex- reached at review@lillienews.
•Jamil Isaiah Ellis,24,St. license plate number. Mazda 3. speed onto northbound Rice ling the word Maplewood corn or at 651-748-7817.
Paul, had been shot in the The lone 19-year-old The white car first pulled Street Saturday night about and the tip information to
leg;he was taken to Regions Maplewood man at the into the parking spot at 8..5 p.m. '1'11'411 (847411).
knows the identity and/ OCT 2014