🌱 No Motive Yet In Richfield Shooting + Minnesotans At Olympics

Good morning! Georgi Presecky here with a new edition of the Minneapolis Patch Daily.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and very cold. High: 1 Low: -7.

Here are the top 5 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Authorities have not determined a motive in the deadly shooting outside a Richfield school Tuesday. A 15-year-old student was killed, and a 17 year old was critically injured at South Education Center. Two suspects have been arrested and are expected to face charges today. (KSTP)

2. A Minneapolis police officer shot and killed an unidentified armed man at a downtown apartment Wednesday morning, according to BMTN. Police Chief Amelia Huffman said the department was serving a search warrant for a St. Paul homicide investigation. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. (BMTN)

3. A Minneapolis man is facing multiple charges after he drove a stolen truck into several squad cars Tuesday. Cody Robert Jarosz also led police in a chase on I-494 before being arrested and found in possession of a stolen gun and narcotics. (BMTN)

4. The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers has been halted until Monday after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19. Wednesday would have been the eighth day of the trial. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

5. Thirty Minnesotans will represent Team USA in this year's Winter Olympics, which kick off tomorrow in Beijing. Of those, 18 are hockey players. (CBS)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Delaware North Travel and Hospitality hosts a hiring event. (Noon)
• Black History Month Exhibit, "Forget Me Not" opens at the Coffman Art Gallery. (6 p.m.)
• "Jersey Boys" begins its limited run at the Orpheum Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• City officials are launching a social media campaign to help local restaurants through the omicron surge. (KARE11)
• Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson said he will not run for another term after being convicted of DUI in December. (U.S. News & World Report)
• Restaurant workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are seeking better protections against COVID-19. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Several pets are up for adoption at Safe Hands Animal Rescue and Greyhound Pets Of America. (Patch)
• Ring in the Lunar New Year with Hennepin County Library. (Patch)

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— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.