Edward Tiki Arrington, 45, faced the judge at his initial federal court appearance today after a carjacking rampage left two women dead and a child seriously injured earlier this month. The Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson announced the charges against Arrington, including one count of carjacking and one count of discharging a firearm during a violent crime, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice on their official website.
On the morning of September 4, 2025, 911 calls flooded in reporting a gunman at 334 Lake Street East in Minneapolis. Arrington, driving a red SUV, began a spree of violence and chaos, ultimately crashing into a white Infiniti SUV and a blue Ford Focus sedan, where the fatal injuries occurred. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, after the crash Arrington removed two dogs from his vehicle, and carjacked a black Volkswagen Passat by force.
Minneapolis Police, bolstered by the FBI and the Minnesota State Patrol, issued a city-wide alert for the black Passat. Later, when law enforcement spotted Arrington in North Minneapolis, he led them on a high-speed chase that ended in tragedy. In the crash, two women lost their lives, and a six-year-old child suffered severe injuries, including brain trauma. “That is loss devastating and it is permanent. I wish we could do more, but the truth is we can never make it right,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Thompson in the press release…