St. Paul chef shooting nets guilty murder verdict for St. Louis Park man
Friends: Man killed in St. Paul shooting was chef caught in crossfire
As a victim of gun violence is being remembered by his loved ones Monday, important work is being done to address violence in the capital city. Family and friends of Larry Jiles Jr. are remembering the 34-year-old as a talented chef who blessed the plates of many in the Twin Cities, changing lives with his bright soul.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man from St. Louis Park has been found guilty of second-degree murder and illegally possessing a gun after a February 2023 shooting that killed a budding Twin Cities chef.
‘Chef hot hands’ shooting
What we know:
Family and friends of Larry Jiles Jr. told FOX 9 that the 34-year-old was a talented chef who blessed the plates of many in the Twin Cities, changing lives with his bright soul.
Authorities believe that Jiles was catering a memorial service at a St. Paul senior living community when a fight broke out, and he was caught in the middle and shot dead.
John Edmondson guilty
Dig deeper:
Police say that on February 25, 2023, as people were gathering to leave, a witness said they overheard an argument in the north parking lot, possibly about working with the police and snitching.
At that point, the witness told police they saw John Lee Edmondson, 55, of St. Louis Park pulled out a gun and shot Jiles in the head and neck three times "point blank."
On April 14, a jury in Ramsey County returned a guilty verdict for Edmondson, while finding him not guilty of first-degree premeditated murder.
The Source: A second judicial court filing in Ramsey County.