Minneapolis 2023 mass shooting: Demario Dempsey gets 182 months in jail

The Brief

  • A Minneapolis man who was the second suspect in a 2023 mass shooting was sentenced Wednesday to 182 months in jail.
  • Demario Dempsey pleaded guilty in May to three counts of attempted murder.
  • The incident injured nine people, including six teenagers.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A 19-year-old Minneapolis man who pleaded guilty to a 2023 mass shooting that injured nine people, including six teenagers, will spend more than 15 years in jail.

Demario Dempsey was sentenced Wednesday to 182 months, with credit for 470 days already served. Dempsey pleaded guilty to three counts of attempted second-degree murder, and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm in a separate case.

Dempsey was the suspected second shooter in the incident. The other shooter, Jaden Butcher, will be sentenced July 9.

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