16-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Minneapolis Birthday Party Shooting

Overview

• Raymond Valentino Bowser, 16, is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 15-year-old Aundre Loyd during a Nov. 2 gathering in north Minneapolis.
• Police found Loyd in a basement with a gunshot wound to the head and recovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun nearby.
• A partygoer who fled shoeless told officers he saw Bowser shoot Loyd after an interaction between the two and said he feared being shot as well.
• Bowser told police he was looking at his phone when Loyd complimented his shoes, said he then heard a single gunshot, and acknowledged touching the seized gun.
• Officers arrested Bowser at the scene; he awaits an initial juvenile court appearance as the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office moves to transfer the case to adult court.