University of St. Thomas grad Charlie Johnson killed in Minneapolis crossfire
Police say Johnson died the day he was to accept his diploma for earning an engineering degree. A suspect is now in custody in the shooting death.
Author: KARE Staff
Updated: 9:09 AM CDT May 24, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of St. Thomas confirms that one of its students, a senior set to graduate from the School of Engineering, was one of two people show and killed when two men opened fire in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday.
Police say Charlie Johnson was an innocent bystander when the dispute outside the Monarch nightclub led to a volley of gunfire. Two people were killed, including Johnson, and eight others were wounded.