Spit, discarded cigars help Minneapolis PD crack light rail murder case: Charges

The Brief

  • Minneapolis police say spit left on a light rail platform helped them identify a suspect in a deadly Green Line shooting.
  • Jaquan Darrian Edwards, 30, is charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting aboard a Green Line train in Minneapolis on Oct. 3.
  • DNA from discarded cigars matched samples collected from a Minneapolis light rail platform, police say, helping investigators build their case.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Spit on a light rail platform, discarded cigars and a Metro Transit card helped Minneapolis police investigators track down the murder suspect in a Green Line shooting last month, according to a new criminal complaint.

Deadly Green Line shooting in Minneapolis

What we know:

Jaquan Darrian Edwards, 30, is charged with murder for the deadly shooting on the Green Line light rail on Oct. 3.

The backstory:…

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