A St. Paul man was charged with one count of second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of a 14-year-old in February as announced by Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena.
According to the criminal complain, on February 9th Burnsville police officers responded to a report of gunshots in an apartment complex, and found 14-year-old Charles Darnell Moore lying face down in a hallway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and died after being transported to the hospital.
An investigation concluded a 1-2 males wearing a ski mask pointing a gun, one of whom was allegedly Da’Carri Rennel Hood, age 19 of St. Paul.
According to a press release from the Dakota County Attorney’s office, shortly after the shooting, people left the scene including Hood who was seen leaving the building with a gun in his hand. Hood was heard saying that he shot the victim because the victim “upped” a gun on him and said it was either “him or me.” The complaint warrant was issued for Hood on Feb. 26 and he was arrested on Friday, March 27.
A first appearance hearing was held on Monday, March 30th and a bail hearing will take place on April 9th at 1:30pm. Hood is currently being held without bail at the Dakota County Jail. The press release states County Attorney Keena thanked the Burnsville Police Department for the thorough investigation of the incident.