Convicted murderer charged in deadly 2016 Minneapolis gang shootout

The Brief

  • A convicted murderer serving time for another fatal shooting has been charged with second-degree murder for a 2016 gang-related shootout in Minneapolis.
  • Stevevontae Dellshawn Champion, 30, is charged with chasing down and fatally shooting Derrick Rodgers on May 11, 2016.
  • Police say the shooting stemmed from a long-standing feud between rival street gangs Highs and Lows.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A convicted murderer already serving time for another fatal shooting was charged Monday for a 2016 shootout in Minneapolis that police say stemmed from a gang confrontation ten years ago.

Deadly 2016 shooting

What we know:

Hennepin County prosecutors charged Stevevontae Dellshawn Champion, 30, with murder in the second degree for the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Derrick Rodgers on the afternoon of May 11, 2016.

Champion is serving time in the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City.

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