Latalia Anjolie Margalli Minneapolis woman charged with fatal hit and run death of De’Miaya Broome after intentionally reversing her SUV into crowd she’d been moments before arguing with before fleeing scene.
A woman is facing murder and assault charges for ‘intentionally’ driving an SUV into a crowd of people in downtown Minneapolis, killing a 16 year old teen girl and injuring at least five other people according to prosecutors.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced charges of second-degree murder and five counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon against 22-year-old Latalia Anjolie Margalli of Minneapolis.
A criminal complaint said two groups of people were involved in an altercation early Saturday when Margalli drove her SUV drove into the crowd, killing 16-year-old De’Miaya Broome before fleeing the hit and run crime scene.
Intentionally reversed SUV into crowd she’d been arguing with moments before
‘This was a devastating crime,’ Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said during a Tuesday press briefing. ‘Ms. Margalli’s life-altering decision to drive her car into a group of people has left De’Miaya’s family with an enormous void.’
The complaint said that Margalli and her friends had been involved in a ‘verbal altercation’ with De’Miaya and her friends. The complaint said Margalli got into her SUV and drove directly into a crowd of people without braking, striking De’Miaya and several others, KSTP reported.
According to both witnesses and videos, during the fight, Margalli jumped into her SUV and started to reverse. Court documents state that she was driving so quickly she knocked her passenger to the ground with the passenger door, which was still open.
Prosecutors said Margalli’s conduct was egregious, noting that she drove into the crowd of people while many of the victims had their backs turned or were on the ground.
Suspect threatened to shoot group before driving SUV into group
According to court documents, one of the victims said Margalli threatened to shoot the group before getting her SUV.
Broome died at the hospital, and the other five people had injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to broken legs and a head injury.
Police found the SUV a short time later, thanks in part to a witness who followed the vehicle, the complaint stated.
De’Miaya was pronounced dead at a hospital. Moriarty’s office said injuries to others included broken legs and a head injury.
Margalli remained jailed on $1.5 million bond.
