Murder charges filed in the killing of Justin “Juice” Marshall
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has charged Dijon Jacquez Davis with second degree murder for the killing of Justin “Juice” Marshall in a shooting that took place outside of Mortimer’s on July 25, 2025. The Minneapolis Police Department released this information on April 6.
Davis pled guilty to one count of second-degree murder on April 6. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7 and faces 22 years in prison, according to reporting by KSTP.
Davis had a nationwide warrant out for his arrest for attempted murder in North Minneapolis on June 10, 2025. He was taken into custody on or around July 30, 2025, five days after he was suspected of killing Marshall.
The original complaint against Davis said he “presents a serious risk to public safety.”
Many people in Southwest Minneapolis knew Marshall as a friendly bagger and security guard at the Kowalski’s on Lyndale Avenue. He also DJed at a local gym and neighborhood organization parties.
MPS makes slow progress with school consolidation plan
MPS families will get more details on how the district plans to “right size” underutilized school buildings by the end of the school year, potentially saving the district tens of millions of dollars. The district is currently facing a $50 million budget shortfall.
The term “school transformation” was first used by then-Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education Chair Sharon El-Amin in March 2023. The need to close school buildings is due to the district’s ongoing financial issues and enrollment numbers that do not match the amount of schools in operation.
Minneapolis currently has 53,000 school-aged children but enrolls only 28,000. Many of these students (13,600) attend charter schools. Enrollment is projected to remain steady through 2035.
An audit of the district’s school buildings was done in 2024 that showed over half of its buildings were underutilized. The district estimated it could save about $45 million per year in operating costs by “right-sizing” its physical footprint.
MPS Senior Operations Officer Tom Parent led the building audit and suggested buildings should be operating at 80-90 percent of their capacity. Many buildings in the district are operating below 50 percent.
Mt. Olivet Church wins appeal to demolish its building
Mt. Olivet Church wants to build a new “community-focused building with a brewery, coffee shop, and meeting spaces” at 1700 W. 50th St., across the street from its major building. But the existing building is in such bad shape, the church wants to tear it down and build something new.
Mt. Olivet Church seeks to demolish due to its lack of ADA access, wooden walls filled with moisture, and other issues.
The City Council voted unanimously to appeal the commission’s decision, which allows Mt. Olivet to move forward with its plans.
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