Man charged in 2 Minneapolis encampment shootings to face additional charges

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The man already charged in two Minneapolis homeless encampment shootings, including one fatal incident, is expected to face additional charges on Monday, according to officials.

On Sept. 18, three shootings near Minneapolis homeless encampments left two men dead and another two injured. Authorities said the shooting happened within a 24-hour period and had similar characteristics.

Joshua Anthony Jones has been charged in two of the three shootings, and authorities said he was being investigated for the other shooting but has not yet officially been charged.

On Monday, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is expected to announce new charges against Jones at an 11 a.m. press conference, which can be watched in the player above and on FOX 9’s YouTube page. 

Background 

At around 4:20 p.m., authorities responded to the 2500 block of Bloomington Avenue and found a man lying in an alley with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hours later, police responded to a shooting near the intersection of 24th Street and 18th Avenue South and found a man who had been shot in his right shoulder. He was taken to the hospital, and police said he was expected to survive his injuries. 

Jones was arrested and later charged with being an illegible person in possession of a firearm, second-degree murder, and attempted second-degree murder for his alleged role in these crimes. 

Authorities said Jones was under investigation for another fatal shooting, which happened around 4:40 a.m. at a homeless encampment near the 2600 block of 17th Avenue South in Minneapolis. One man was found inside the encampment with a gunshot wound to the head, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man had been shot in the neck and was transported to the hospital for his injuries. 

What we don’t know 

As of Monday morning, Jones has not officially been charged in connection with the third shooting.