Two brothers from Minneapolis have been arrested and charged in last month’s shooting homicide in Coon Rapids that left three people dead in an incident in which the suspects were described as wearing UPS-style uniforms.
Omari Malik Shumpert, 19, and Demetrius Trenton Shumpert, 31, were arrested on Tuesday and have each been charged with three counts of second-degree murder.
Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37, of Fridley was taken into custody on Jan. 26, the same day of the murders, and has also been charged with three counts of second-degree murder.
The incident began just before 12:30 p.m. that Friday when police were dispatched to the 200 block of 94th Avenue Northwest after receiving an emergency call to a single-family residence. A voice could be heard over the phone asking where the money was. Upon arrival, police found a deceased male in the doorway, another deceased male in an office area, and a deceased female in a bedroom. All had gunshot wounds to the head, the charging document states.
Killed were Shannon Patricia Jungwirth, 42, her adult son Jorge Alexander Reyes-Jungwirth, 20, and her husband Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada, 39. Two children under the age of five belonging to Jungwirth and Trejo Estrada were rescued safely from the home by law enforcement.
Details released in a search warrant after the murders indicated that Trejo Estrada had been under surveillance by a Ramsey County violent crime task force for suspected drug trafficking. Details in the search warrant are suggestive of potential Mexican cartel involvement in the drug trafficking operation.
Following the murders, police found various surveillance cameras mounted inside the home and also learned that a pole camera had been previously mounted across the street from the residence.
A review of audio and video from the various cameras showed a passenger vehicle pull up in front of the house on the day of the murders. Three suspects exited the vehicle; two were dressed in UPS-style delivery driver uniforms and one was carrying a cardboard box as if to appear that he was delivering a package. Seven minutes later, the three exited the residence and left in the same vehicle.
New information contained in the charging documents against the two Shumpert brothers says that video showed Demetrius Shumpert and Mingo approach one of the male victims while he was in the yard with his dog. They forced him back inside at gunpoint, after which all three suspects could be seen pistol-whipping the other male.
Video also showed Demetrius holding one male and the female at gunpoint and then assisting Mingo in forcing the female to open cabinets while demanding money.
Omari was seen on video repeatedly pistol-whipping one of the male victims while threatening to kill him if he moved. Omari later shot the victim in the head near the front entryway when the victim tried to fight back after being pistol-whipped again.
It was at that point that Reyes-Jungwirth began screaming and crying and moved toward the bedroom. Mingo followed her into the bedroom and killed her. Mingo then came out of the bedroom and shot the second male victim as he moved toward the front door.
Police were able to obtain phone location records that placed Omari Shumpert and Mingo at the north Minneapolis residence of Demetrius Shumpert prior to the murders.
Following his arrest on Tuesday, Omari claimed that he had dropped his phone two months ago, and it was stolen by a homeless person. Demetrius told police following his arrest that he had been off work the day of the murders taking care of his child at home. Both Shumpert brothers denied being at the Coon Rapids address or participating in the murders.
Court records show that Omari was wanted on a felony drug warrant at the time of the murders and at the time of his arrest. Omari had been arrested on Dec. 14 in Minneapolis after fleeing from police while engaging in suspected drug transactions. Although police reportedly saw him throw a gun and drugs during the foot chase, Omari was released from custody the following day without being charged. He was charged four days later with two felony drug counts, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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The suspect arrested in this December foot chase is now a suspect in the Coon Rapids triple murder last month.https://t.co/T5l0ksgD3z— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) February 17, 2024
Records show all three suspects are being held on $5 million bail each. Records also show there is a U.S. Marshals hold on Mingo and Demetrius Shumpert. Both had been recently released from federal prison on other convictions and are still on parole in those cases.
A press release from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office following the arrests of the Shumperts said that the incident remains under investigation, but law enforcement is not looking for any other suspects.
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