Plymouth police seek suspects in teen’s shooting homicide

By Crime Watch MN, Nov. 17, 2022

Crime Watch was first to report on Monday that Plymouth police were responding to a report of a shooting about 6 p.m. on the 9700 block of 37th Place North. A 911 caller reported that the person was slumped in a vehicle, according to dispatch audio at the time.

Plymouth police held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to announce the arrest of one suspect and the search for two others.

From a Plymouth PD press release:

The Plymouth Police Department has announced one arrest and seeks the public’s help locating two other suspects who may have been involved in the Nov. 14 fatal shooting of a 17-year-old male in Plymouth.

Officers arrested Luke Davin Williams, 18, without incident on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the City of Golden Valley. Williams was booked at Hennepin County Jail for probable cause murder.

The Plymouth Police Department seeks the public’s help locating two other suspects:

Augustus ‘AJ’ Matthew Sirleaf Jr., 19, of Plymouth

Hans Madave, 19, of New Hope

The firearm used in this incident has not been recovered.

Background Information

The Plymouth Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at 5:56 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 at the 9700 block of 37th Place N. in Plymouth.

Officers arrived at the scene and located a deceased juvenile male with an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the juvenile as Yaseen Thomas Johnson, 17, of Albertville.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Sirleaf or Madave, or has any information about the case, is encouraged to call the Plymouth Police Department tip line at 763–509–5177

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