Maple Grove Man Admits to Shooting Teenage Girl in Brooklyn Park

2:25 PM | Tuesday, March 3, 2026

A Maple Grove man has admitted in court to fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl in Brooklyn Park last July.

Melchizedek Kpaan, 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and gun possession in Hennepin County District Court. Prosecutors had previously charged him with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Zoe Kpanlin.

According to the criminal complaint:…

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