Sentenced: Girl, 9, Shot in the Head at Birthday Party During Minneapolis Drive-By

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An investigation has been launched after a 9-year-old girl was shot in the head at a birthday party in Minnesota.

The child is currently in a critical condition following the shooting which occurred on Saturday.

The 9-year-old girl was playing in the front yard at the time and was struck by the gunfire. The child was rushed to hospital in a police patrol vehicle as officers could not wait for the ambulance to arrive on the scene due to the severity of her injuries.

Police are still searching for the suspect after they fled from the scene. Speaking to Newsweek, Minneapolis Police spokesman John A. Elder said there is no update to the "open and very active" investigation and that the girl remains in critical condition in a local hospital.

In a statement, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's office said: "Mayor Frey's heart is with the family as they pray for their daughter's recovery. He is actively working with community and city leadership to reinvest in and rebuild community safety systems.

Girl, 9, shot in the head at birthday party during Minneapolis drive-by

No arrests have been made and the young victim remains in critical condition in hospital, say police.

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Trinity Ottoson-Smith

 

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Family members of three children struck by gunfire in Minneapolis in recent weeks joined city leaders Sunday for an urgent, renewed push for the arrest of those responsible.

That includes a $30,000 reward now being offered by the Minneapolis business community for information leading to arrests in those shootings — $10,000 for each case.

Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong said the children's families and the community are crying out for justice and an end to all forms of violence, and urged anyone with information about who shot the three children to come forward.

She also called on other philanthropic organizations in the Twin Cities to add to the reward fund.

"It is important to not demonize an entire community because of the conduct of a small number of people. As a community, we have to continue to come together," she said. "... People want to know who did this, they want to feel safe. They want their children to be able to play in their backyards. They want to feel that peace, just as some people feel in other parts of the city that are much more affluent. ...

"I hope that people in the community who have guns, who've been engaged in senseless violence, would put down their guns, and pick up their hearts, and truly be a part of our community."

Families of children hit by gunfire in Minneapolis plead for community to turn in those responsible

Family members of three children struck by gunfire in Minneapolis in recent weeks joined city leaders Sunday for an urgent, renewed push for the arrest of those responsible.

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There have been no arrests in the shooting of Trinity, Aniya or 10-year-old Ladavionne Garrett Jr.

Civil rights attorney and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.

You can't have it both ways Nekima, protecting the rights of violent criminals and innocent children in not the same thing.

 

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WTF America?!?!!

Birthday parties have become firing ranges for criminal vermin.
It is like you need to hire mercenaries to provide armed protection.

 

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A nine-year-old girl who was shot in the head in north Minneapolis, has passed away from her injuries, family members told FOX 9. Trinity Ottoson-Smith had been hospitalized for nearly two weeks.

On May 15, Trinity was jumping on a trampoline at a friend's birthday party with other children when she was struck by a bullet. Since then, she had been in critical condition at North Memorial Health Hospital.

Trinity, 9, dies from injuries after being shot while jumping on trampoline in Minneapolis

A young girl who was shot while jumping on a trampoline has passed away, family members tell FOX 9.

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Agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Wednesday arrested a suspect in the May 2021 shooting death of 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith of Minneapolis.

D'Pree Shareef Robinson, 19, was arrested in Minneapolis and has been booked into the Hennepin County Jail on probable cause of second-degree murder.

Arrest Made In May 2021 Shooting Death of 9-Year-Old Girl

The 9-year-old girl was an unintended target of a gang-related drive-by shooting in Minneapolis, authorities said.

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A scheduled jury trial will not take place after a Minneapolis man changed his mind and entered a guilty plea in the shooting death of a 9-year-old girl, who was jumping on a trampoline when she was caught in the crossfire.

On the day his trial was to begin 20-year-old Dpree Shareef Robinson struck a deal to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Trinity Ottoson-Smith. In exchange for his plea Robinson will be sentenced to 450 months (37 1/2 years), of which he will serve two-thirds.

Man pleads guilty in murder of 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith

The murder trial of 20-year-old Dpree Robinson was set to begin when prosecutors announced a deal had been struck for the defendant to plead guilty.

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The man convicted of fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl who was jumping on a north Minneapolis trampoline in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to 37½ years in prison.

D’Pree Shareef Robinson, 20, received his sentence in Hennepin County District Court for the death of Trinity Ottoson-Smith, who was on a backyard trampoline at a friend’s birthday party when she was shot in the head on May 15, 2021. She died 12 days later at North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale.

Robinson pleaded guilty on March 6 to second-degree intentional murder, meaning he avoided trial on a first-degree premeditated murder count that carries a sentence of life without parole.

However, Robinson on April 18 filed a motion to withdraw his plea, saying he was under the influence of pain pills at the time he agreed to the 450-month sentence. A judge denied the motion last week, finding there was insufficient evidence to support his claim.

“No family should be forced to endure all that Trinity’s family has these past two years,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a Tuesday statement following the sentencing. “After losing Trinity in a devastating, senseless act of gun violence, they have faced multiple delays getting legal closure on the criminal case against the person responsible for this tragedy.”

Minneapolis man sentenced to 37½ years in prison for fatal shooting of girl

Trinity Ottoson-Smith, 9, was on a backyard trampoline at a friend’s birthday party when she was shot in the head. She died 12 days later

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