Georgia authorities arrested a suspect Tuesday who was wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of America last month.
Bloomington, Minnesota, Police Chief Booker Hodges told reporters that the 17-year-old was arrested in Decatur, Georgia, by federal and state law enforcement officers. The suspect faces charges of second degree murder and second degree assault.
This comes after 19-year-old Johntae Hudson was shot and killed on December 23 at the Minnesota Mall, located in Bloomington.
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An officer stands inside a Nordstrom at Mall of America after a shooting, Friday, December 23, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota. A wanted suspect in connection with the fatal shooting at the mall in December was arrested in Georgia on Tuesday, January 17. , 2023.
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Hudson was shot eight times and killed during an altercation inside the mall’s Nordstrom store.
Mall security guards, witnesses and first responders tried to save him while the mall was closed for the Christmas shopping season.
The suspect who was arrested was one of four charged by prosecutors in Minnesota in December. They include two other 17-year-olds and 18-year-old Taeshawn Adams Wright. Wright faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree assault, while the two 17-year-olds were charged with second-degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon.
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Hodges announced Tuesday that police also arrested the mother of the teenage suspect in Golden Valley, Minnesota. She was charged with aiding and abetting the suspect for allegedly driving him to Georgia after the shooting.
The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, houses more than 500 stores.
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The suspect remains in custody in Georgia pending extradition to Minnesota.
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The US Marshals Service, Southeast Region Fugitive Task Force, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the arrest Tuesday, according to FOX 5. Atlanta.
“This is yet another example of guns being placed in the hands of immature youth, resulting in deadly consequences in what were once safe public places,” US Marshal Thomas Brown said in a statement, the station reported.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
