Take Minnesota, for example. A horrifying incident unfolded – a home invasion turned triple murder. The assailant? A man masquerading as a UPS delivery driver. He didn't just deliver a package; he delivered tragedy, fatally shooting an entire family. The victims included a mother, her son, and husband. Shockingly, there were two young children in the house during the attack, but thankfully, they managed to escape unharmed. It's a stark reminder that danger can lurk in the most unexpected places, even within the guise of a routine delivery.
From Newser:
Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, with intent, for Friday's killings in a suburban Minneapolis house, which authorities say happened as two children under the age of 5 were present. He’s jailed on a $5 million bond.
Mingo made his first court appearance Monday and was denied a public defender. Online court records do not list an attorney, and it was not immediately clear if he had one who who could comment on his behalf. A man who confirmed he was Mingo’s brother hung up when reached by The Associated Press and asked about Mingo’s criminal charges.
Coon Rapids police said they received an emergency call to the home Friday. When they arrived, they found two dead men and a dead woman, all with gunshot wounds to their heads.
Video footage from outside the home showed three people leaving Mingo's car on Friday and entering the home, police said. Two were dressed as delivery drivers, and one carried a cardboard box, according to authorities.
Footage from a home camera showed Mingo, dressed in a UPS-style uniform, lead a man at gunpoint into a bedroom where a woman and two children under the age of 5 were, according to a police description of the video. Police said the video shows Mingo held the man and woman at gunpoint and demanded money, then led the group from the room.
He returned to the room with only the woman, then shot her at point-blank range, according to police.
“The older child can be seen entering the bedroom shortly thereafter, crying hysterically," Coon Rapids police wrote in a probable cause statement.
The younger child later tried to check on the woman, but the older child pulled them away and out of the room, according to the statement.
