A Minneapolis woman has been sentenced to nearly 24 years in prison for killing a teen and injuring several other people with her vehicle in downtown Minneapolis last fall.
Latalia Anjolie Margalli, 23, was sentenced Tuesday to 285 months in state prison for the Sept. 14, 2024, crash at North 5th Street and Hennepin Avenue that left 16-year-old De’Miaya Broom dead and injured five others before Margalli sped away from the scene.
The criminal complaint described that Margalli had encountered a male she knew, and they started to argue. A witness who had arrived at the scene with Margalli later told police that a group of unknown females started getting involved, telling Margalli to leave him alone. The witness said the argument escalated to a fight, at which point Margalli returned to her vehicle after one of the other females sprayed mace. The other females began taunting Margalli for leaving the fight, and one of their friends jumped out of the vehicle and re-engaged in the fight, the witness said. Margalli then drove her vehicle into the group that was fighting and then fled the scene.
The chaotic scene and crash was captured on video from a bystander in the area.
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Here's the video of last night's fatal crash in downtown Minneapolis that also injured several others.Submitted from a follower. pic.twitter.com/3f5yV0sSdQ
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A witness to the crash followed Margalli out of downtown and into north Minneapolis, where police caught up with her and placed her under arrest. Meanwhile, videos posted online at the time showed several first responders tending to the injured parties at the scene.
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Five EMS rigs dispatched so far to the downtown Minneapolis hit and run crash. Several down, one possible DOA (not official).— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) September 14, 2024
Video also surfaced from about an hour prior to the crash that showed the vehicle Margalli was driving with one of the eventual injured parties dancing on the hood of the vehicle as Margalli tried to coax her back into the vehicle. The bystander who filmed the video turned it over to police after hearing about the crash from Crime Watch on social media.
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EXCLUSIVE: This is reportedly the downtown Minneapolis hit-and-run vehicle about an hour before the crash than injured at least 4 people, one possibly DOA.Submitted: "This was taken at 4th to 5th and Nicollet Mall at 11:16pm just over an hour before they hit those people.… pic.twitter.com/iU9HDO8Amv
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) September 14, 2024
Margalli pleaded guilty on May 27, 2025, to one count of second-degree unintentional murder, which had been amended from the original charge of second-degree intentional murder, and five counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Margalli was sentenced to 180 months on the murder charge and to 21 months on each of the five counts of second-degree assault, all to be served consecutively.
“My thoughts are with De’Miaya’s family, and all others impacted by this tragic incident,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “Ms. Margalli chose to drive into the crowd, taking De’Miaya’s life and irreparably harming so many people. This sentence holds Ms. Margalli accountable and protects our community.”
Margalli will receive credit for 284 days spent in jail prior to sentencing, and is scheduled for release in July 2040 after serving just under 16 years incarcerated under Minnesota’s two-thirds sentencing guidelines.
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