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Family of slain Brooklyn Park woman rebukes plea bargain offered to teen suspects

When a young mother was found slain at a Brooklyn Park apartment complex last fall, it took homicide detectives little time to unravel the case.

Under the cover of darkness, charges say, two teenage boys had kicked in the door and confronted Zaria McKeever at the behest of her jealous ex-boyfriend. The 15- and 17-year-old brothers brandished a borrowed handgun - the younger one allegedly firing the fatal shots that cut down a woman he barely knew.

Surveillance video, witness statements and physical evidence helped tie them to the crime scene. Prosecutors moved to certify the minors as adults so they could stand trial for second-degree murder alongside Erick Haynes, the 22-year-old man suspected of orchestrating the home invasion. But last month, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty abruptly changed course, offering the teens a plea deal in exchange for their testimony against Haynes.

https://www.startribune.com/family-of-slain-brooklyn-park-woman-rebukes-plea-bargain-offered-to-teen-suspects/600256994/

 

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