Campaign staffer, 17, for Ilhan Omar's Republican congressional opponent is shot and killed in Minneapolis
- Andre Conley, 17, was shot dead outside a Minneapolis convenience store on Monday afternoon; another person was seriously wounded
- Both victims were members of Republican Lacy Johnson's outreach team
- Johnson, a businessman, is running to unseat Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar
- Police arrested a suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shooting early Thursday after a high-speed chase
A 17-year-old boy who had worked for a Republican congressional candidate running against Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar was shot and killed in an attack outside a gas station on Minneapolis’ north side.
A second person who also had worked for Republican Lacy Johnson was wounded in the shooting on Monday.
Earlier this morning, police in Minneapolis arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting following a high-speed pursuit. He is now in custody but has yet to be named.
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Campaign worker Andre Conley, 17, was shot dead outside a store in Minneapolis on Monday
Conley had worked for Lacey Johnson (left), a Republican businessman who is running to unseat Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar
Both police and Johnson, a businessman who is seeking to unseat Omar in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District in November, said the attack did not appear to have anything to do with politics or the campaign.
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