An 18-year-old St. Paul man has been charged in connection with a fatal November shooting in St. Paul, while a 19-year-old man awaits charges in the same case.
One man charged, another arrested in St. Paul shooting death last November
A SWAT unit arrested the suspects, who were booked into the Ramsey County jail, police said.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 28, 2025 at 2:14AM
Dejuan Hemphill, 24, of St. Paul died 10 days after he was found shot on the late afternoon of Nov. 5 near Rice Street and University Avenue in the Frogtown neighborhood.
The two men were arrested by a police SWAT unit and booked into the Ramsey County jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, police said.
One of the men, Kenneth Eugene Terry, 18, was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Bail for Terry was set at $2.5 million.
According to the charges, Terry and the 19-year-old suspect tracked Hemphill and two others for four blocks on University Avenue before the 19-year-old shot Hemphill and then fled with Terry.
Hemphill was taken to Regions Hospital, where he died Nov. 15. An autopsy determined that he died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Police spoke with a woman who had a child with Terry and told them the shooting was sparked by jealousy over her relationship with another man.
Authorities obtained search warrants for phones in a backpack belonging to the 19-year-old that contained numerous incriminating Snapchat videos.
The Minnesota Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects before they are charged.
A SWAT unit arrested the suspects, who were booked into the Ramsey County jail, police said.
