2 people charged in separate Minneapolis homicides that happened hours apart
A woman is accused of stabbing a man in the chest over $60, while a man is accused of accidentally shooting a victim on the man's birthday.
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Angelique Simons, 47, of Minneapolis, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Joseph Pixley, 40, on Jan. 22.
Hours before, Prince Brown, 36, of Minneapolis, allegedly fatally shot David Spicer, 38, on Brown's birthday, Jan. 21. He is charged with second-degree unintentional murder.
They both were expected to make their first court appearances in Hennepin County District Court on Tuesday.
Fatal stabbing
Simons on Jan. 22 told Pixley to come to a home on the 2000 block of Queen Ave. N., with Pixley arriving shortly before 4 a.m., charges state.