Woman allegedly drove into crowd after fight and killed 16-year-old

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A woman is charged with murder and assault for allegedly driving an SUV into a crowd in downtown Minneapolis, killing a teenager and injuring at least five other people.

Hennepin County prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges of second-degree murder and five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon against Latalia Anjolie Margalli, 22, of Minneapolis. Court records do not list an attorney for Margalli, nor does her phone number appear. She is being held in jail on $1.5 million bail.

According to a criminal complaint, two groups of people were involved in an altercation early Saturday morning when the SUV drove into the crowd, killing 16-year-old De'Miaya Broome.

“This was a devastating crime,” Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news release. “Ms. Margalli's life-altering decision to drive her car into a group of people has left a tremendous void in De'Miaya's family.”

The complaint said Margalli and her friends were involved in a “verbal altercation” with De'Miaya and her friends. The complaint said Margalli got into her SUV and drove straight into a crowd of people without braking, hitting De'Miaya and several others.

The police found the SUV a short time later, thanks in part to a witness who followed the vehicle, the complaint states.

De'Miaya was pronounced dead at the hospital. Moriarty's office said other people suffered injuries including broken legs and a head injury.

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