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Teen charged with murder after man found shot to death in Shakopee park

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM · 1 min read
Teen charged with murder after man found shot to death in Shakopee park — KSTP 5, Apple Valley Community news
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An 18-year-old is facing a murder charge after a man was found shot to death in Shakopee s Wilkie Park earlier this month. According to the complaint filed on Friday, Emilio Vallejo Ortiz is charged with second-degree murder for the death of a 53-year-old man. The complaint says the man was found Oct. 4 in weeds off a trail at Wilkie Park with dried blood on his face and signs he had been dragged. Investigators said they found a large pool of blood, drag marks, three spent 9 mm casings, and one live 9 mm round near the trail. The complaint says an autopsy found four gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide. Court records say the man s phone was found about 130 feet north of his body after officers used phone data and called it until they heard it ringing in dense vegetation. A gun had not been found as of the filing, despite searches with gun-sniffing dogs and mowing in the area, according to the complaint. Police said the man had reported a break-in at his Shakopee ap

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