Minneapolis man Robert Warren charged in Loring Park double homicide
Minneapolis man Robert Warren, 51, has been charged in the Loring Park double homicide with two counts of second-degree murder with intent and two counts of possessing a firearm after a violent-crime conviction, and was arrested at the scene; his first court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2025. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Warren ambushing the victims as they exited an elevator, and authorities recovered a shotgun and shells; records indicate he has prior felony convictions for domestic assault and third-degree assault.
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In Minneapolis, Black residents make up about 18% of the population but are suspects in 88% of homicides. ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities))
Maligning Minneapolis — City Journal
The per capita violent crime rate among Black residents in Minneapolis is 27 times higher than among White residents. ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities)) ([City Journal](https://www.city-journal.org/article/biden-doj-claims-minneapolis-police-discriminate-but-ignores-crime-disparities))
Maligning Minneapolis — City Journal
Socioeconomic disadvantages, such as income inequality and lack of quality education, are primary drivers of violent crime disparities in U.S. cities. ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence)) ([Brookings](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence))
Rethinking the role of race in crime and police violence — Brookings
Most homicides in the United States are intra-racial, with data showing that when individuals commit homicide, they are more likely to victimize members of their own racial group. ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states)) ([James L. Nuzzo Substack](https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/race-and-homicide-in-the-united-states))
Race and Homicide in the United States — James L. Nuzzo Substack
In Loring Park, Minneapolis, the population is approximately 72% White, 10.9% Black, 4.7% Asian, and 4.6% two or more races, based on 2017-2021 data. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loring_Park,_Minneapolis))
Loring Park, Minneapolis - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
📌 Key Facts
- Robert Warren, 51, has been identified as the suspect in the Loring Park double homicide.
- Hennepin County prosecutors filed formal charges against Warren: two counts of second-degree murder (with intent) and two counts of possessing a firearm after a violent‑crime conviction.
- Surveillance footage reportedly shows Warren 'ambushing' the victims as they exited an elevator.
- Police recovered a shotgun and shells at the scene.
- Warren has prior felony convictions, including domestic assault and third-degree assault.
- Warren was arrested at the scene and is scheduled for a first court appearance on Oct. 1, 2025.
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- Suspect identified as Robert Warren, 51.
- Formal charges: two counts of second-degree murder with intent and two counts of possessing a firearm after a violent-crime conviction filed in Hennepin County.
- Surveillance footage described showing Warren 'ambushing' the victims as they exited the elevator; a shotgun and shells were recovered.
- Warren has prior felony convictions for domestic assault and third-degree assault.
- Warren was arrested at the scene and is scheduled for a first court appearance on Oct. 1, 2025.