Otis Elder’s murder case is heating up after the authorities have arrested the teenage cousin of late Amir Locke, Mekhi Camden Speed. Follow the article to find the details.
Otis R Elder’s murder case is ready to go on the next step with the arrest of Mekhi Camden Speed.
Elder’s murder on the street of Minneapolis had created a negative impact but what led the city of Minnesota to riot is the killing of Amir Locke by a SWAT team with no-knock arrest.
The entire city came to protest after the SWAT team killed Locke in his apartment but now with his cousin Mekhi Camden Speed being arrested by the police in relation to the murder of Otis Elder, the case might come to a conclusion shortly.
Protesters now marching through downtown Minneapolis. #AmirLocke @WCCO pic.twitter.com/tJT2uFEOIH
— Nick Streiff (@nickstreiff) February 5, 2022
Mugshots: Who Is Otis Elder From St. Paul MN?
Otis Elder was a 38-year-old man who was found dead on St. Paul Street in Minnesota. The mugshots of his killer have not been revealed.
Elder was a father of 2 young sons. The Minneapolis-native Elder found himself lying on St. Paul Street clinging to his life on January 10, 2022, soon after being shot.
The shooting happened in the 500 block of North Prior Avenue. He was sent to the Regions Hospital for medical attention but was pronounced dead on the night of January 10.
While his case was ongoing, the authorities were led to believe that Amir Locke might have been involved in the shooting and they took an action which created disappointments among the natives of Minnesota.
Now, Locke’s cousin has been arrested in connection with the murder of Otis R Elder.
Amir Locke Cousin Arrested
Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin Mekhi Camden Speed has been arrested by the Minnesota police in connection to the killing of Otis Elder on January 10.
He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and is expected to make an appearance in Juvenile court shortly.
Minneapolis SWAT team had previously entered apartment 701 without knocking on the door and shot down Locke, who was in a comforter holding a gun. The no-knock warrant led people to protest in the city of downtown Minneapolis.
As for his cousin Mekhi Camden Speed, he was charged with the support of surveillance camera footage which saw him getting out of the silver Mercedes-Benz car during the scene of Elders shooting along with 2 other men.
The additional supporting video showed Speed leaving with Mercedes hours after the death of Elder. The car was found 10 days later.
Speed had a history with assault as he was pleaded guilty to shooting a man with a dangerous weapon in the thigh. He was under supervised probation and had spent time in West Regional Juvenile Center.
JUST IN: Prosecutors file 2nd degree murder charges against 17yo Mekhi Camden Speed in connection to murder of Otis Elder. Speed, his brother & mother lived in Bolero Flats apartments according to just filed charges. #AmirLocke @FOX9 pic.twitter.com/RuWh51W3FD
— Paul Blume (@PaulBlume_FOX9) February 8, 2022
Mekhi Camden Speed Parents
Mekhi Camden Speed’s parent includes his mother and 2 siblings.
His mother is yet to open up to the public media. Mekhi and his mother lived together in Apartment 1402.
Apartment 701 is his brother Marlon Cornelius Speed’s residence. He has a history of domestic assault.