A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a teenage girl in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was given a sentence of just over 10 years on Thursday, according to court documents.
Melchizedek Kpaan of Maple Grove, Minnesota, entered a guilty plea to a count of first-degree manslaughter last month as part of a plea deal. Court records show he was given credit for 252 days already served at Thursday’s hearing. At least two-thirds of the 122-month sentence will be spent in prison.
The victim called 911 the night of July 1, 2025, to report she had been shot, according to a criminal complaint. Responding officers found her unresponsive, and she later died at a hospital…