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Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Fatal Richfield Shooting

Hennepin County prosecutors have charged him following the discovery of phone data that placed him at the scene.

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Kayli Grace Arseth, 22, was killed when she refused a man’s romantic advances, authorities say.

Overview

  • Jose Luis Lopez Xique was arrested July 3 near his Shakopee home after fleeing officers and formally charged in Hennepin County District Court on July 7.
  • Search warrants yielded a 9 mm handgun, matching clothing and 16 rounds of ammunition purchased in Bloomington the day of the killing.
  • Snapchat messages in the criminal complaint show Lopez Xique pursued a romantic relationship that 22-year-old Kayli Grace Arseth rejected.
  • Richfield police conducted a welfare check on June 17 after Arseth missed work and discovered her shot to death in her Penn Avenue South apartment.
  • Court documents set bail at $2.5 million, and the county attorney’s office has pledged to pursue the case through trial to secure accountability.