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17-Year-Old Boy And Mother Charged In Woman’s Bloomington Hotel Death

Dequan Smith, 17, was charged by juvenile petition with second-degree murder and prohibited person with a firearm.

July 22, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 17-year-old St. Paul boy has been charged in the shooting death of a woman at a Bloomington hotel. His mother also faces charges.

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On Wednesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced that Dequan Smith was charged by juvenile petition with second-degree murder and prohibited person with a firearm.

Smith is accused of shooting and killing 39-year-old Jennifer Swaggert at LaQuinta Hotel on July 11. A housekeeper found her dead inside the hotel room the next day. Authorities said she had a single gunshot wound to the face.

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