Double Murder Suspect Taken Into Custody In Iowa
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in Iowa have taken a man into custody in connection with the double murder on Monday on the north side of Minneapolis.
Authorities say 21-year-old Ishmael Roberts was arrested Tuesday in Waterloo, Iowa, after crashing a stolen car in the city. Officers chased Roberts down in a residential area of Waterloo. He was arrested for resisting arrest.
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Roberts is waiting to be transferred back to Minneapolis, where he could face charges soon in the stabbing deaths of 57-year-old Beatrice Wilson and her teenage grandson. Her friends said Beatrice was a Liberian immigrant who was a mother to many in the community.
Minneapolis Police were called at about 4:30 a.m. Monday to the 1200 block of 10th Avenue North on a report of a stabbing. When authorities arrived, Wilson and her grandson were found dead inside the home. The incident is still under investigation.
