Man accused of going on deadly homeless encampment rampage in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood

A rampage in a homeless encampment west of downtown Minneapolis left one man dead from about two dozen stab wounds and a second victim with numerous injuries, according to charges filed Monday.

Stevie Lopez Lindsey, 25, of Minneapolis was charged in Hennepin County District Court with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the attacks on Dec. 2 at the encampment in the Kenwood neighborhood near Sheridan Avenue S. and Kenwood Parkway.

As of midday Monday, Lindsey was being treated in the psychiatric unit at Regions Hospital. Court records do not list an attorney for him. Police said they intend to arrest Lindsey upon his release.

Police have yet to identify either man who was attacked, other than to say the homicide victim is a 51-year-old man and the other man is 43.

According to the criminal complaint:

A call to 911 about 7 p.m. from the area of Kenwood Parkway and Sheridan Avenue S. alerted police to a man in the snow who appeared to be dead.

Officers walked a short distance into the woods and found a man face-down who “appeared to be frozen and was deceased,” the complaint read.

Officers recovered a bloodied knife in one of the tents.

The man who survived told police nearly a week later that he and the other victim were good friends who were living in the tents full time. He recalled being in his tent alone when Lindsey came in and stabbed him. He said Lindsey would bring him supplies on a regular basis during the five or so weeks he knew him.

The man “told officers that he did not know why [Lindsey] did this,” the complaint continued.