MINNEAPOLIS — After nearly six years with no major developments, authorities have charged a Minneapolis man in connection with the 2020 drive-by shooting death of 18-year-old Arionna Buckanaga in south Minneapolis.
Newly filed court documents show that 33-year-old Malcolm Johnson confessed to firing shots at the car Buckanaga was in with her boyfriend near 39th Street and Cedar Avenue. In his alleged confession, Johnson told investigators he was trying to target Buckanaga’s boyfriend, not her.
Investigators say Johnson and another man fired 32 rounds at the vehicle. DNA recovered from two pistols and an SUV linked to the suspects matched both men, according to the charging documents. The second man involved allegedly confessed to the shooting in February and is currently imprisoned in Kentucky on a separate felony drug conviction…