A man is dead following a domestic incident in Coon Rapids early Wednesday. Law enforcement from Coon Rapids and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on the 10300 block of Jay Street Northwest around 3:30 a.m. on a report of a domestic incident in which a person was injured, according to a spokesperson for the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. A man with life-threatening injuries was brought to the hospital, where he later died, the sheriff’s office says. His identity and cause of death have not yet been released. A 25-year-old Coon Rapids man was taken into custody following t ..read more

Coon Rapids Police are searching for suspects in connection with a Friday night shooting at the Emma B. Howe YMCA. A 16-year-old boy was wounded in the gunfire but is expected to survive. “We heard gunshots boom, boom, boom, boom. My friend ran straight, and I ran upstairs,” recalls Deontae Depratto. “The manager told everyone to get down and he took us into the yoga room, and we just stayed there until the police came.” Witnesses described a chaotic, frightening scene. Several people told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS they heard multiple gunshots in what was described as a busy night at the YMCA. RELATED ..read more

Police say one person was shot Friday night at the YMCA in Coon Rapids. According to the Coon Rapids Police Department, officers responded to a report of gunfire just before 8 p.m. at 8950 Springbrook Drive. A male victim was found shot and was brought to a nearby hospital. Authorities have not released any information regarding the victim’s condition. Deontae Depratto, 12, said he and a friend were sitting on the steps making a video when they heard gunshots. “We heard gunshots. Boom, boom, boom, boom. My friend ran straight, I ran upstairs and that’s all,” Deontae said. He went on to say tha ..read more

For the second consecutive month, a winning lottery ticket worth more than $3 million was sold in Minnesota. Minnesota Lottery says a Lotto American ticket that won Wednesday’s $3.1 million jackpot was sold at Cub Foods in Coon Rapids. The lucky ticket-holder matched all six winning numbers — 7-12-17-22-52 and Star Ball No. 3 — to win the state’s fourth Lotto America jackpot. Just last month, the ticket that won a $3.73 million Lotto America jackpot was sold at Cub Foods in Roseville. Other past Lotto America winning tickets were sold in Minnesota in March 2018 and Ramsey in July 2019. The cas ..read more

A man charged in the slaying of a Coon Rapids family earlier this year is now facing first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors had previously charged 37-year-old Alonzo Pierre Mingo with second-degree murder for the killings of 42-year-old Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, her husband, 39-year-old Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, and her son, 20-year-old Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth. He now also faces six charges of first-degree murder, which carry a penalty of life in prison compared to a maximum of 40 years, according to an updated charging document filed Wednesday. Two brothers, 31-year-old Demetri ..read more

The Minnesota State High School League Adapted Floor Hockey tournament took over Coon Rapids High School on Friday and Saturday. Dozens of people were seen in the stands cheering on the teams. Coaches at the tournament say adaptive sports have been around since the 1980s but weren’t acknowledged by MSHSL until the 1990s.  The sport is for students in grades 7-12 who have a disability. Every year, there are two team champions: the Cognitive Impairment (CI) division and the Physical Impairment (PI) division. Schools came from across the state with those in attendance including Maple Gr ..read more

Two more people — brothers from Minneapolis — have been charged in connection to the triple homicide last month in Coon Rapids. 31-year-old Demetrius Trenton Shumpert and 19-year-old Omari Malik Shumpert are each charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Their charges come two weeks after prosecutors charged 37-year-old Alonzo Pierre Mingo with the same offenses. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 3. The charges stem from the deaths of 42-year-old Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, her husband, 39-year-old Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, and her son, 20-year-old Jorge Alexander Re ..read more

Allina Health announced Tuesday it plans to adjust the services offered at its Mercy Hospital campuses in Coon Rapids and Fridley. The two hospitals combined to become one hospital with two campuses in 2017. The Unity Campus in Fridley will continue its focus on addiction and mental health, emergency and inpatient services, while the Coon Rapids location will expand its surgical capacity, Allina said. To accomplish this, Allina said it is making the following changes: All intensive care units will be at the Coon Rapids location. All surgeries will be at the Coon Rapids location, and some outp ..read more

A Brooklyn Park man received a stayed sentence and time served after pleading guilty to having a gun on Coon Rapids High School’s property. 20-year-old Josiah Tababo Wesseh Jr. was sentenced to 364 days in Anoka County Jail. 355 of those days will be stayed for the duration of his two-year parole. That leaves Wesseh to serve nine days, but he has credit for nine days already served. Wesseh was initially charged with one count of possession of a dangerous weapon on school property and one count of firearm violation, according to court records. The firearm violation was dismissed at Wednesday’s ..read more

A search warrant filed by investigators is shedding new light on last Friday’s triple homicide in Coon Rapids. Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37 years old, remains in jail after being charged Monday with three counts of second-degree murder. He’s accused of killing 42-year-old Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, her husband, 39-year-old Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, and her son, 20-year-old Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth. RELATED: Coon Rapids triple homicide suspect posed as UPS driver, killed family in front of young kids, charges say The warrant shows that one of the victims, Trejo Estrada, was suspected of s ..read more