18-year-old charged with second-degree murder after Shakopee man found shot in park

Local News 18-year-old charged with second-degree murder after Shakopee man found shot in park By WCCO Staff October 12, 2026 / 2:28 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Add CBS News on Google An 18-year-old was arrested Oct. 6 and charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a 53-year-old Shakopee man who was found shot to death at Wilkie Park, according to a criminal complaint and jail records.Investigators say surveillance video and cellphone location data put the 18-year-old with the man shortly before the man's phone stopped moving near where his body was later found.Video from a Burnsville Menards shows the teenager driving the man's Ford Raptor into the parking lot at about 5:15 p.m. Oct. 3, with the man in the passenger seat, the complaint says. They left at about 5:32 p.m. The man's phone was near where his body was found starting at about 5:37 p.m., and it never moved again. The 18-year-old's phone was near the scene from 5:52 p.m. to 6:01 p.m., according to the complaint.The man's body was found Oct. 4 off a trail at the park, near a pool of blood, drag marks and 9 mm casings. An autopsy found four gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide. A gun has not been found, despite searches with dogs and mowing of the area.The teenager told detectives Oct. 5 that he did not drive the Raptor that weekend and that he and the man went to Menards around midday, the complaint says. He also denied owning a gun. Detectives say the video and phone data conflicted with his account. The Raptor was found Oct. 5, unoccupied, about 1.1 miles from the 18-year-old's address.A preliminary review of the teen's phone found searches for a Glock on Sept. 28, Sept. 30, Oct. 3 and Oct. 4. On Sept. 28, he messaged someone, "Get me a Glock, buddy," according to an investigative assistant's Google Translate rendering of the Spanish message.Police arrested him on Oct. 6 outside his apartment after he could not explain the inconsistencies to a detective, the complaint says. Investigators say the flip-flops he was wearing matched those in the Menards video, and a Raptor key was found in a desk with his personal documents. Jail records show bail was set, but it's not clear how much. In: Murder Shakopee News Featured Local Savings 3 suspects charged with murder of Atlanta music producer Former Chicago police officer identified as child killer in 65-year cold case murder of Gloria Kowalewicz 2 charged with attempted murder in Englewood CTA bus shooting "Make My Day" law being examined after teen was shot by homeowner Woman, 91, killed in crash in Buffalo Walmart parking lot, state patrol says Man charged in Eden Prairie homecoming shooting set for first court hearing Man with knife arrested after trying to steal car at Atlanta airport Marysville grocery store stabbing kills employee, seriously injures another man