19-year-old charged in fatal Wedge Co-op shooting
A 19-year-old Minneapolis man was charged Friday with murder and weapons offenses in a deadly June 21 shooting at the Wedge Co-op parking lot on the 2100 block of Lyndale Avenue South.[1]
Authorities identified him as Markez Patton, 19, and charged him with two counts of second-degree murder, possession of a machine gun, ineligible possession of a firearm or ammunition, and fleeing a peace officer.[1] Police say one man died from gunshot wounds while being transported to a hospital and a second victim drove himself to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.[1]
Patton was arrested July 19 after fleeing a traffic stop for a broken taillight, and police recovered a firearm near the arrest location, the charging documents say.[1] Charging documents say surveillance video shows Patton firing at both victims during the June 21 incident.[1]
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📌 Key Facts
- Shooting occurred about 1:20 a.m. June 21, 2026, in the Wedge Co-op parking lot on the 2100 block of Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
- One man died from gunshot wounds while being transported to the hospital, and a second victim drove himself to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Suspect Markez Patton, 19, of Minneapolis is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, possession of a machine gun, ineligible possession of a firearm or ammunition, and fleeing a peace officer.
- Patton was arrested July 19, 2026, after fleeing a traffic stop for a broken taillight; police recovered a firearm near the arrest location.
- Charging documents say surveillance video shows Patton firing at both victims during the June 21 incident.
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