MINNEAPOLIS — Editor's Note: The above story first aired Oct. 7, 2021.
Two men have been charged with murder after a bystander's death earlier this month in downtown Minneapolis.
Christopher London Walker, 33, and Marvel Galvaston Williams, 33, are both charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of illegal possession of a firearm after a two-vehicle crash on North 5th Street and North 6th Avenue killed a woman on a scooter, who had been hit by one of the vehicles.
Police say they suspect the Oct. 6 crash was connected to a shootout earlier in the night in Minneapolis.
According to the criminal complaint, officers say they heard a loud crash in the area just after 11 p.m. When authorities arrived, they found two crashed vehicles – a Dodge Durango that crashed into a building, and a Range Rover that had crashed into a light pole.
Investigators said body camera footage, as well as witness statements, identified Walker as the driver of the Range Rover.
One witness, who was with the bystander at the time of the crash, said they were standing on the corner when the Durango approached them at a high rate of speed. Surveillance video showed the vehicle struck the bystander and pushed her into a nearby building. The witness said the woman was stuck under the vehicle before they had assisted in getting her out from under the vehicle.
The video later showed the Range Rover hit a light pole and burst into flames. According to the criminal complaint, video footage from other parts of the city show the Range Rover chasing the Durango at a high rate of speed.
Officers found guns in both vehicles as well as two bullet holes in the Durango, according to the complaint.