Law enforcement on the 900 block of Newton Avenue North for a deadly capturing in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The man fatally shot in Minneapolis’ Near North neighborhood Tuesday night time was charged simply weeks earlier than his demise for allegedly stealing 5 puppies price $75,000 and holding them for ransom.
Mikiyel Patton, 37, was shot multiple times on the 900 block of Newton Avenue North, and regardless of life-saving efforts, he was pronounced useless on the scene, based on the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Minneapolis SWAT members raided a close-by home the night time of the capturing, on the lookout for potential suspects, however it was empty. No arrests have been made, and Minneapolis police didn’t share a potential motive for the capturing.
Just weeks earlier than the capturing, Patton was charged through warrant in Goodhue County with felony theft for allegedly stealing 5 Platinum French Bulldog puppies, price $15,000 every, from an acquaintance’s home in Cannon Falls.
According to courtroom data, Patton was staying at a girl’s home for a couple of days when he allegedly took the puppies and left. The girl defined she heard Patton go into the puppy’s room, considering he was taking care of them, however when she acquired up 90 minutes later, they had been gone.
The girl reported the theft on Dec. 2 and instructed authorities she was taking care of the puppies, who had been solely every week old and would probably not survive with out their mom.
Patton was allegedly holding the puppies for ransom, claiming the lady who was watching them owed him $20,000, and he wouldn’t return the dogs except he was paid, fees allege.
Prosecutors say the proprietor of the puppies shared Patton’s image on social media in looking for him, and Patton warned her brother that she ought to cease as a result of he was a “harmful person,” fees allege.
Authorities didn’t say whether or not the puppies had been recovered.
According to courtroom data, Patton was additionally going through fees in connection to a capturing in Duluth in May. St. Louis County prosecutors charged him with second-degree assault with a lethal weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, and being an ineligible person in possession of a firearm.
Blue Earth County prosecutors additionally charged him in June with one depend every of DWI for being underneath the affect of medication and driving with a revoked license. A warrant was issued in September after he failed to indicate up for a courtroom listening to, however prosecutors have since dismissed the case given his demise.
Patton’s demise was dominated a murder and stays underneath investigation. The Minneapolis Police Department instructed FOX 9 on Friday there isn’t any identified connection between Patton’s demise and the canine thefts.
