Two men were charged Friday in the April killing of Rondell Quantrell Dunn in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood.
Matthew M. Garland, 20, the suspected shooter, was charged in Ramsey County District Court with one count of second-degree murder. Silk Lesure, 23, the suspected getaway driver, was charged with the same count. Both men, who are cousins, are St. Paul residents.
The criminal complaints filed against both men didn't provide a clear motive, but referenced a gang fight that preceded the shooting.
According to the complaints: On April 11, Lesure, his girlfriend and Garland arrived at a gas station on Maryland Avenue near Duluth Street in a Saturn Vue. The two men exited the car and watched a gang fight in the parking lot.
A St. Paul police gang investigator arrived at the scene and saw Lesure acting as a referee, with Garland at his side wearing a red Polo baseball cap.
About 2:17 p.m. on April 17, the Saturn Vue drove south on St. Albans Street and turned on Central Avenue. Garland, wearing dark clothing and a red Polo baseball cap, retraced the car's path.
Garland walked north on St. Albans and Dunn, 25, walked south on the same street.
"Garland passed Dunn with his hands in his pockets," the complaint said. "After walking a few more steps, Garland turned around and shot Dunn."
