A Minneapolis man with an extensive criminal record who was acquitted of killing three people in St. Paul is serving 26 years in prison for kidnapping and wounding a man in the same city two days before the 2022 shooting. was sentenced.
Antonio Dupree Wright was given consecutive prison terms at the request of prosecutors for kidnapping and attempted murder. Ramsey County District Judge Kelly Olmstead on Monday gave Wright credit for the 488 days he had already served, the Pioneer Press reported.
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Prosecutors say Wright shot and killed a 37-year-old man, identified as DW in a criminal complaint, who thought Wright was his best friend because he thought DW would tip him off after hearing him discussing a 2017 murder. claimed to have done so.
Antonio Dupree Wright of Minneapolis is shown in an undated booking photo. (Minnesota Department of Corrections, via AP, File)
According to the criminal complaint, Wright asked DW to get into the van with him and then pressed a handgun to DW’s head. The driver told Wright not to shoot DW inside the van. Wright then chased and shot DW as he tried to flee. Police found DW on the front porch of the home with four gunshot wounds.
Two messages seeking comment from Wright’s attorney were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Two days after the September 2 shooting, five people were shot in St. Paul, three of them fatally. Prosecutors charged Wright with second-degree murder and attempted murder.
Wright, who has been convicted of eight felonies including drug sales, assault, armed robbery, burglary and other crimes, was arrested in Chicago on September 7 and charged in both shootings.
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Mr. Wright waived his right to a jury in the triple murder case, allowing a judge to decide whether he is guilty or not guilty. Olmstead acquitted him of these charges due to insufficient evidence.
