Posted on December 27, 2022

19-Year-Old Killed in Mall of America Shooting Identified

KTSP, December 25, 2022

The 19-year-old who was killed in a shooting at Mall of America on Friday was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner as Johntae Raymon Hudson, of St. Paul.

Bloomington police say nine people were fighting in the mall’s Nordstrom store Friday evening. One person pulled out a gun, and shot Hudson multiple times.

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Three of those who were arrested were 17-year-olds. The remaining two suspects, Taeshawn Wright and Deandre Depratto, are 18 years old.

Taeshawn Wright and Deandre Depratto

Taeshawn Wright and Deandre Depratto

Police believe that either Wright or Depratto was the shooter.

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