A Richfield man has been charged with 2nd-degree murder after he allegedly fired at a pickup truck containing people who had stolen items from his van, striking a woman in the back of the head.
Luke Joshua Cain, 29, is charged in connection with the shooting on Dec. 6 outside his home on the 6200 block of 5th Avenue South, which resulted in the death of 26-year-old Sofia Rose O’Hotto, 26, of Minneapolis.
O’Hotto was found gravely wounded after police were called to the 4500 block of Hiawatha Avenue at 4 a.m. and found her inside a grey Ford F-150 pickup. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the back of the head.
Police spoke with Cain, who initially told police that at about 3:30 a.m., he saw several people appearing to steal items from his van that was parked on the street in front of his home.
When he went outside to confront them, they got into the grey Ford F-150 and fled the scene, the complaint states. Cain initially did not mention having or firing a gun.