In the North End neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of October 12, 2024. Riccardo Fleming, a 28-year-old Black / African American male from Walker, Minnesota, was fatally shot near the intersection of Woodbridge Street and Wheelock Parkway. The incident, which occurred shortly before 10 p.m., marked another chapter in a weekend plagued by violence in the city.
Responding officers discovered Fleming on the ground, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was quickly transported to Regions Hospital, but his injuries proved to be too severe, and he was pronounced dead.
The investigation into Fleming's death continued for weeks without an arrest, leaving a community searching for answers. The case saw a significant development when authorities arrested a 15-year-old from Fridley, Nehemiah D Robinson Bowes, in connection with the fatal shooting. The teenager, who was just two weeks past his 15th birthday at the time of the incident, was charged as an adult with second-degree murder.
According to the criminal complaint, the events leading to Fleming's death began with a gathering at an apartment. Robinson Bowes recounted that after a trip to a liquor store, he, Fleming, and others were at an apartment. At one point, while Fleming was in the bathroom, another individual allegedly told Robinson Bowes that Fleming "gotta go." Later, outside the apartment complex, Robinson Bowes stated he was given a look by this same individual and proceeded to shoot Fleming multiple times with a gun he had taken from his father's home. The weapon was later recovered by police based on information provided by Robinson Bowes. He subsequently pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and under a plea agreement, faces a lengthy prison sentence.
