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   via Hennepin County Sheriff's Office   
      
   A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison for his role in a   
   Minneapolis shootout that left off-duty firefighter Joseph Johns dead.   
      
   Marquise Trevone Hammonds-Ford, of Monticello, entered a guilty plea on Oct.   
   1, 2024, for one count of prohibited possession of a firearm.   
      
   As part of the plea, more serious charges of first-degree riot resulting in   
   death and possession of a machine gun were dismissed.   
      
   Hammonds-Ford’s sentence was an upward departure from the guidelines, though   
   still significantly lower than the maximum allowed, with the court citing the   
   seriousness of his actions—specifically, firing a weapon multiple times in a   
   crowded area.   
      
   While forensic evidence showed that Hammonds-Ford did not fire the bullet that   
   killed Johns, investigators determined that he played a significant role in   
   the incident by shooting into the air over a group of people, which escalated   
   the confrontation    
   into a deadly exchange of gunfire. It occurred near a bar in the northernmost   
   section of the Seward neighborhood early Sunday, May 5, 2024.   
      
   Officers later found 63 bullet casings near the scene and determined seven   
   different guns had been used in the gunfight.   
      
   The criminal complaint noted that investigation into the other suspects   
   responsible for Johns’ death is ongoing.   
      
   Johns served as a firefighter in Eden Prairie and Eagan and was off-duty at   
   the time. He had been at a nearby bar for a private party. Johns was   
   attempting to direct traffic during the incident when he was struck by a   
   bullet. Witnesses confirmed that he    
   was not involved in any of the altercation leading up to the shootout.   
      
   https://www.mncrime.com/latest/man-sentenced-for-minneapolis-gun   
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