Three boys have been charged with being among six juveniles who carried out a violent daytime carjacking in northeast Minneapolis that led police on an hourslong pursuit, officials said Tuesday.
The boys who are charged in juvenile petitions are ages 15, 13 and 11, a statement from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said.
A spokesperson for the county attorney’s office cited the boys being under 16 years old and said state law prohibits public release of the petitions, which include what the boys are charged with and specifics about the carjacking. The incident happened Friday afternoon outside the Mezzo apartments in the 1300 block of Marshall Street NE.
“These are complicated investigations that require careful review of available video, forensics and witness interviews,” the statement continued. “We are working closely with the Minneapolis Police Department on additional investigation.”
The victim, a 62-year-old woman who lives about 90 miles from Minneapolis, was visiting her daughter at the apartment building. The Minnesota Star Tribune requested an interview with her, but her family said she’s been too traumatized by the experience to answer questions.
Minneapolis saw roughly 250 carjackings between January and December 2024, including an incident in which five people ambushed a motorist in an alley, shot him in the chest and drove off with his car.
Police released this account of the carjacking:
Five boys and one girl ages 11 to 15 drove up in a car and “bear-hugged” and tackled the woman from behind. They grabbed her keys from her jacket pocket and fled in her SUV.
