Bemidji Man Charged After Fatal Shooting Near Minneapolis Homeless Encampments

A Bemidji man has been charged in shootings near Minneapolis homeless encampments that killed one man and injured another.

Hennepin county prosecutors say 36-year-old Joshua Jones is charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

According to the criminal complaint in the case, investigators believe Jones is a member of the Native Mob, a criminal street gang which is active in south Minneapolis and other areas of Minnesota.

A news release from the County Attorney’s Office says Jones also is under investigation for another killing.

All three shootings happened Wednesday.

Police used surveillance video to identify Jones as the person who fatally shot a victim at point-blank range.

Prosecutors say additional investigation connected him to the other “targeted” shootings in the same area of south Minneapolis.

County Attorney Mary Moriarty says the attack “Does not appear to have been targeted at the broader unhoused community.”