MINNEAPOLIS — Two men have been charged in connection to the murder of a 37-year-old man in north Minneapolis last month.
Lavester Breham, 34, of Sauk Village, Illinois, and Dandre Franklin, 32, of Crystal, were each charged with one count of second-degree murder. Both have yet to be arrested.
On the evening of Dec. 19, 2023, officers were called to the 900 block of Newton Avenue North, according to police, where they found a seriously injured man inside a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was later identified as Mikiyel Deshone Patton, of Minneapolis.
Police say information led them to believe the shooter fled into an abandoned home nearby. SWAT team members eventually raided the residence, but no one was inside.
According to a criminal complaint, police obtained surveillance video from the area that showed a Honda CR-V arrive at 915 Newton Avenue North around 6:30 p.m. A short time later, police say several muzzle flashes were seen coming from inside the vehicle. The video allegedly shows the driver then exiting the vehicle as another man ran up, opened the passenger door and fired a single gunshot into the car. The two men then fled the area.