Alleged Native Mob member charged in 2025 Minneapolis killing
Shawn Edward Bellanger was charged Tuesday with second-degree intentional murder in the April 27, 2025 shooting near East 29th Street and Clinton Avenue South in Minneapolis.[1]
Charging documents say surveillance video shows Bellanger firing an AR-style rifle at the victim, then handing it to an accomplice who also fired before returning the gun.[1] Investigators say a gun recovered during a domestic-assault call on August 17, 2025 produced a DNA match to Bellanger, linking him to the homicide.[1] A witness identified Bellanger as a Native Mob gang member and as the shooter seen in the footage.[1] Investigators say Bellanger made "implicit or tacit" admissions about the killing during recorded jail phone calls.[1]
Bellanger was released to electronic home monitoring on other charges on June 8, 2026.[1] A warrant is now out for his arrest, and he is not currently in custody.[1]
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- Shawn Edward Bellanger is charged with second-degree intentional murder in an April 27, 2025 shooting near East 29th Street and Clinton Avenue South in Minneapolis.
- Charging documents say surveillance video shows Bellanger firing an AR‑style rifle at the victim, then handing it to an accomplice who also fired before giving the gun back.
- A gun recovered during an August 17, 2025 domestic-assault call on Portland Avenue produced a DNA match to Bellanger, linking him to the homicide.
- A witness identified Bellanger as both a Native Mob gang member and as the shooter seen in homicide surveillance footage.
- Investigators say Bellanger made "implicit or tacit" admissions about the killing during recorded jail phone calls.
- Bellanger was released to electronic home monitoring on other charges on June 8, 2026, and a warrant is now out for his arrest; he is not currently in custody.
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