A man who killed his cousin was sentenced Monday to more than 25 years in prison.
Curtis Edward Jackson, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in late September. One count of first-degree murder was dismissed at sentencing, and Jackson was given credit for 419 days already served.
Minneapolis police responded to the sound of gunfire on the 800 block of Russell Avenue North in April of 2024. Both Jackson and 28-year-old Marcus David Williams Jr. had been shot. Williams was brought to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased…