Man Acquitted of Killing Three in Minnesota Is Convicted in Unrelated Kidnapping, Shooting

Published on December 15, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Minnesota man acquitted of killing three people in a 2022 shooting could be heading to prison anyway after being found guilty of kidnapping and shooting a man in St. Paul. Jurors on Tuesday convicted Antonio Wright after about four hours of deliberation, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. Wright, 42, of Minneapolis, faces sentencing Jan. 29. The 37-year-old victim was found by police on the front porch of a home with four gunshot wounds on Sept. 2, 2022. Prosecutors said Wright shot the man out of fear that he was going to talk to police after hearing Wright discuss a 2017 killing. A message left Thursday with Wright’s lawyer wasn’t immediately returned....

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