PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Plymouth police say a second man is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old Rogers High School student in November.
After police say he turned himself in to authorities Monday evening, Hans Kenneth Madave, 19, of New Hope, was charged in Hennepin County Tuesday with one count of second-degree murder with intent and one count of second-degree murder without intent, while committing a felony. Another man, 19-year-old Augustus Sirleaf, Jr., was charged with the same alleged crimes in November after he, too, turned himself in to police.
According to the criminal complaint, each charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years if convicted.
The charges come in wake of the Nov. 14 fatal shooting of Rogers High School student Yaseen Johnson, of Albertville.
Court documents say the incident occurred at an apartment complex on the 9700 block of 37th Place North for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they located a teenager, later identified as Johnson, shot and killed inside a vehicle.
Prosecutors claim that soon after officers arrived, a male approached them, saying he was in the driver's seat of the vehicle when Johnson was shot. Prosecutors say he told investigators he and Johnson were waiting in the complex parking lot to buy shoes from two men, who entered the backseat of the vehicle when they arrived.
One of the men, later identified as Sirleaf, gave one of the shoes to Johnson in exchange for half of the money, the complaint says. The witness then told police that after Johnson decided he liked the shoes, he gave Sirleaf the rest of the money. That's when, the complaint says, Sirleaf told Johnson to give the shoe back.
When Johnson refused, Sirleaf took out a gun and pointed it at Johnson, the witness told police. He went on to say that's when he heard "ringing" and got out of the vehicle and ran.
The complaint says officers at the scene recovered a backpack and one shoe just outside the passenger door of the vehicle, while the matching shoe was found on the floorboard in the front passenger area. Court documents say officers also observed two .40 caliber discharged cartridge casings on the outside of the driver's side door, and one outside the passenger door.
A search of the interior of the vehicle produced two more cartridge casings between the rear passenger seats, and a search of the backpack yielded a receipt leading to another person they believed could have been involved in the shooting but has not been charged.
The complaint says that when officers located that individual, he told them he had spoken with Sirleaf and Madave via FaceTime earlier in the day, and claimed Sirleaf indicated he was planning a robbery and wanted their help.
Documents say the individual said he drove Sirleaf and Madave to the parking lot, while he parked and waited. Madave came back to the vehicle before Sirleaf, the witness said, and alleged Sirleaf had discharged his gun. A short time later, the complaint said, Sirleaf returned to the vehicle and said he had "no choice but to shoot."
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner determined Johnson suffered two gunshot wounds to the head, and one to the chest.
The day after the shooting, a Rogers High School spokesperson told KARE 11:
"ISD 728 was shocked and saddened early this morning to hear about the tragic death of one of our students last night.
We are currently supporting staff and students with our crisis response team, which includes counselors and extra staff, and are communicating support information to our high school families.
We are also providing any support we can for the victim’s family at this time. Additionally, we continue to work with local law enforcement however we may assist in the active investigation."
Sirleaf and Madave are both currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail.
A third suspect was also arrested in the days following the shooting but has not been formally charged.
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