Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secures guilty pleas in two 2023 shootings
8/7/2024
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday secured guilty pleas from Calon Markus Hatchett, 21, in two 2023 shootings. Under the terms of the agreement, Hatchett will face consecutive sentences totaling 47 ¼ years (567 months).
“The violence perpetrated by Mr. Hatchett on the victims of these shootings was shocking, and a long prison sentence is appropriate to protect the community,” said Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. “My thoughts are with the surviving victims as they attempt to move forward with their lives, and with the loved ones of those who were killed as they continue to mourn their devastating losses.”
Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 28, at 1 p.m.
According to the complaints:
On June 25, 2023, Ali Reed and another person encountered a group of three males walking near 21st Street East and Chicago Avenue South. After the two groups crossed paths, one of the men in the group of three pulled out a handgun and shot Reed. Reed collapsed immediately and died at the scene. The other victim ran away while being shot at by two of the males and escaped to safety.
On July 23, 2023, police responded to a shooting at an apartment building on the 3000 block of East 58th Street in Minneapolis. Upon arrival, officers found a woman, Tonia Powell, with multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Officers entered Powell’s apartment and found another woman with a gunshot wound. That victim was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where she underwent surgery and survived.
Following the surgery, investigators determined the suspect in both shootings was Calon Markus Hatchett.
The incidents were solved in reverse order when firearms evidence from both scenes matched, and Hatchett was arrested on July 24, 2023, with the firearm used in the shootings.