MN Teen Charged In Fatal Anti-LGBTQ Mass Shooting

The Associated Press reports:

A teenage suspect who allegedly made derogatory remarks about LGBTQ+ people before opening fire at a backyard punk rock show faces seven felony charges for a shooting that killed one person and injured six others in Minneapolis. The document charging Dominic James Burris and another man says the shooting was motivated by bias against the victims’ gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

“Witnesses identified the gathering as a LGBTQ+ friendly community and the victims included people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer,” charges say. Burris, who turned 18 last week, appeared in juvenile court Tuesday on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree intentional murder and six counts of felony assault with a firearm. The shooting happened Aug. 11 at a pop-up punk rock show that was also a birthday party.

Minnesota Public Radio reports:

Burris, 18, appeared in juvenile court on Tuesday. Officials did not name the second suspect, a male who was a juvenile at the time of the shooting.

Burris, who is from Hinckley and also known as “Scoober,” pled not guilty to one charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and six counts of felony assault. Burris was 17 at the time of the shooting.

The second suspect is in juvenile detention and had a court hearing Wednesday afternoon. The 17-year-old from Onamia faces one felony charge of aiding and abetting murder, two felony charges of aiding and abetting assault and four felony assault charges.

The document charging Dominic James Burris and another man says the shooting was motivated by bias against the victims’ gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. https://t.co/UBSMSCglx1

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