Current:Home > FinanceMan accused of dressing as delivery driver, fatally shooting 3 in Minnesota: Reports -GrowthSphere Strategies
Man accused of dressing as delivery driver, fatally shooting 3 in Minnesota: Reports
View
Date:2025-04-12 01:13:16
A Minnesota man is accused of dressing up as a UPS delivery man and killing three people during an attempted on robbery on Friday.
Alonzo Mingo, 37, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder committed without premeditation but with intent, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in Anoka County, Minnesota.
Mingo made his first court appearance on Monday and was denied a public defender.
The Anoka County Attorney's Office did not respond to USA TODAY's request for the criminal complaint. Several outlets reported that prosecutors say Mingo entered a home in Coon Rapids, a Minneapolis suburb, dressed as a delivery man and demanded money. He then shot three people in the head, The Hill reported.
In a press release, The Anoka County Sheriff's Office said they received a 911 call where a disturbance could be heard in the background at around 12:30 p.m. The Coon Rapids Police Department, Blaine Police Department, and Anoka County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the home on 200 block of 94th Avenue Northwest and found two men and one woman dead in the home.
Video shows three people entering the home
Police said Mingo and two other individuals can be seen in video footage leaving Mingo's car on Friday and entering the home. Authorities said one other person besides Mingo was also dressed as a delivery driver and the other person carried a cardboard box.
The three victims have been identified as Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, 42, her son Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth, 20, and her husband Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, 39.
KARE11 reported that police found one of the men dead in the doorway, the second man was found in an office, and the woman was found in a bedroom. All three had gunshot wounds.
Two kids witnessed the robbery, killing
In another statement, the sheriff's office said two small children under the age of five were inside the home and witnessed the attempted robbery and killing.
Video from a camera inside the home showed Mingo, dressed like a UPS worker leading a man into a bedroom at gunpoint. A woman was in the bedroom with two kids under the age of five, police said.
According to police, Mingo then held the man and woman at gunpoint and demanded money. He then led everyone out of the room.
Mingo then returned to the room with the woman and shot her at point-blank range, authorities said.
“The older child can be seen entering the bedroom shortly thereafter, crying hysterically,” Coon Rapids police wrote in a probable cause statement.
When the younger child tried to check on the woman, the older one pulled them away.
Mingo and the other two people left the house, about seven minutes after they first entered. The criminal complaint does not mention charges against the other two individuals seen in the security footage.
Woman charged:They found a head in her fridge. She blamed her husband. Now she's charged in the case.
Suspect Alonzo Mingo arrested
Police caught Mingo driving the car several hours later and arrested him.
Police say Mingo was employed at UPS until early January. They found a delivery uniform top and vest in a backpack in Mingo’s car.
Additionally, they found his fingerprints on the cardboard box brought into the home.
He’s currently in jail on a $5 million bond.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
veryGood! (32242)
Related
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Why Christina Applegate Is Giving a “Disclaimer” to Friends Amid Multiple Sclerosis Battle
- PHOTO COLLECTION: Election 2024 DNC Moments
- Broncos install Bo Nix as first rookie Week 1 starting QB since John Elway
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution
- How Nevada colleges and universities are encouraging students to vote
- $1M verdict for teen, already a victim when she was assaulted by an officer
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Miranda Lambert to Receive the Country Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards
Ranking
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Powerball winning numbers for August 21: Jackpot rises to $34 million after winner
- King Charles III Shares Rare Personal Update Amid Cancer Diagnosis
- What’s for breakfast? At Chicago hotel hosting DNC event, there may have been mealworms
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Parson says Ashcroft is blocking effort to ban unregulated THC because of hurt feelings
- Weight loss drugs sold online offer cheaper alternative to Ozempic, Wegovy. Are they safe?
- Seattle Mariners fire manager Scott Servais in midst of midseason collapse, according to report
Recommendation
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
YouTuber Aspyn Ovard Breaks Silence on Divorce From Parker Ferris
What’s for breakfast? At Chicago hotel hosting DNC event, there may have been mealworms
Emily Ratajkowski Has the Best Reaction After Stranger Tells Her to “Put on a Shirt” Mid-Video
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Teen Mom's Kailyn Lowry Engaged to Elijah Scott After Welcoming Twins
Sword, bullhorn stolen from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino’s St. John’s University office
Horoscopes Today, August 21, 2024