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Fourth Victim Dies in Minneapolis Mass Shooting as Suspect Faces Charges

Police have arrested James Duane Ortley, linking him to gang-related violence that left four Native Americans dead and others injured in a series of shootings.

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Overview

  • A 28-year-old man, initially in critical condition, has died, raising the death toll from the April 29 mass shooting near 25th Avenue and Bloomington Avenue to four.
  • James Duane Ortley, 34, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of second-degree murder and firearms offenses in connection with the mass shooting.
  • Authorities allege Ortley, associated with the Native Mob gang, shot five victims in the head while sitting with them in a vehicle, leaving one woman critically injured.
  • The shootings occurred during American Indian Month and have deeply impacted Minneapolis' Indigenous community, prompting prayer vigils and trauma response efforts.
  • Police and federal agencies are intensifying investigations into six shootings over 24 hours, believed to be targeted and gang-related, with further arrests possible.