Posted on 12/15/2008 9:21:14 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Officials have charged four men Monday for their involvement in the shooting death of Leon Dewaun May on Dec. 11 in St. Paul.
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has charged Lee Damien Murray, 30; Shaun Lamar Smith, 29; Damaine Daivone McClinton, 34; and Jerome Kinta West, 33; with homicide.
Murray was arrested last week at a friend’s home in Maplewood. Murray, Smith, and McClinton all remain in custody at the Ramsey County Jail. West remains at large, according to police.
Authorities believe the four St. Paul men shot and killed 32-year-old May at his home in the 400 block of Jessamine Avenue East. May was found by authorities shortly before 11:30 p.m. and was transported to Regions Hospital where he later died.
According to the criminal complaints, May was shot at least 10 times in a marijuana drug deal that went bad.
The motive behind the shooting is still unknown.
If convicted, each man faces up to 40 years in prison.
The motive behind the shooting is still unknown."
The motive is unknown only to the "writer" of this story.
Also known as an "intern" that news organizations hire to write this crap for little or no money.
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