A suspected armed carjacker fleeing Minneapolis police crashed into another vehicle yesterday morning, killing two women and injuring a small child, according to law enforcement.

The big picture: The fatal crash on the North Side is the latest in a 10-day stretch of tragedy — including six homicides — that has rocked the city.

What they're saying: "Every incident compounds the pain and anxiety that people in our community are feeling," Police Chief Brian O'Hara said after a Tuesday shooting at a bus shelter near Chicago Avenue and Lake Street left a 32-year-old man dead, per the Star Tribune.

Catch up quick: A mass shooting across the street from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in South Minneapolis on Aug. 26 killed one man and seriously injured six other adults. Two alleged accomplices have been arrested, according to KARE 11, but the shooter remains at large.

• Hours later, two men were shot to death in separate incidents in downtown Minneapolis and the Whittier neighborhood.
• The next morning, the Annunciation shooting left two kids dead and 21 injured. Two girls remained hospitalized as of Thursday.

Context: The surge in violence upended what had been a year of declining crime in the city.

• Minneapolis' homicide count reached 44 as of Wednesday. Last year, there had been 53 homicides at this point.

The latest: Thursday's crash at Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway followed what O'Hara described as an armed carjacking on East Lake Street, per Fox 9. O'Hara said the suspect crashed a Ford Explorer, carjacked a woman driving a black Volkswagen and fired multiple shots as he fled.

• Police pursued the Volkswagen downtown, and the suspect crashed into an uninvolved vehicle.
• A child in that vehicle, believed to be 5 or 6 years old, was being treated Thursday for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Fox 9. The two women, both 25, were identified as Marisa Ardys Casebolt and Liberty Borg.
• The suspect was taken into custody and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

What we're watching on police pursuits

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter's proposed budget will avoid layoffs while increasing the property tax levy by 5.3%.

Why it matters: It's a no-frills budget two months ahead of a mayoral election in which Carter has attracted a serious challenger in DFL state Rep. Kaohly Vang Her.

What's inside: Carter said his budget reduces spending across departments and deals with a $23 million deficit in part by not filling vacant positions.

• It includes $5 million toward subsidies for office-to-apartment conversions as the city looks to get downtown out of a tail spin.

The big picture: While Carter's budget would raise taxes on the median-valued home ($289,000) by $107 next year, the pain for St. Paulites will run deeper.

• Ramsey County is proposing a 9.75% levy increase, which would tack on another $134 a year to the median home. St. Paul Public Schools' levy referendum, if approved by voters, would add another $309 a year, according to the Pioneer Press.
• Carter is also proposing a 14% increase in sewer rates.

What we're watching: How much the City Council tries to change Carter's budget before they need to pass it in December. Last year, the process was contentious after Carter proposed a 6.9% levy hike.

Bryan Hooper Sr. was released from prison yesterday after serving 27 years for a 1998 Minneapolis murder that authorities say he didn't commit. (KSTP)

• A star witness in Hooper's trial confessed this summer to killing 77-year-old Ann Prazniak in 1998.

An Illinois man was charged with a felony for threatening Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on X in response to a post in which she said she was praying for Annunciation victims. (KARE 11)

• The 22-year-old apologized and said he wasn't planning to act on the threats, according to prosecutors.

🛏️ The new owner of Becker Furniture World is changing the name of the long-running Minnesota chain to Furniture Mart. (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)

Minnesota House Republicans released their own set of proposals yesterday in response to the Annunciation shooting.

State of play: Gov. Tim Walz wants a special session for lawmakers to consider policies that could prevent future violence, but it's unclear what could actually pass the divided Legislature.

Zoom in: The GOP's package includes more funding for school safety and mental health services and tougher penalties for some gun-related crimes.

Friction point: The list doesn't include any new restrictions on obtaining certain firearms, as Democrats — and some parents of Annunciation victims — have called for.

Zoom in: Malia Kimbrell, whose 9-year-old Vivian St. Clair was shot twice in the back and once in the arm, joined those endorsing a ban on semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines in a powerful statement yesterday.

• "I will get the names of any lawmakers who stand in the way of that happening," she said. "And I will invite you to come to my living room and insist that you hold Vivian's hand while we do her dressing changes each night as she cries the entire time and you can look her in the eye while you cleanse her bullet wounds and you can tell her to her face why you are opposed to keeping her safe."

What's next: Walz is expected to roll out his own proposals as soon as next week.

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Uptown's newest coffee shop is encouraging patrons to have more offline conversations — by intentionally ditching its WiFi.

Driving the news: Thesis Coffee Collective, tentatively set to open next week at 3142 Hennepin Ave., advertises itself as "slow bar coffee," a shop that doesn't have outlets, internet or other tech staples.

• Instead, owners Chris Raaymakers and Spencer Kimball want patrons to connect with staff and fellow guests, filling the plywood-covered space with comfortable couches, vintage memorabilia and a record player.

What to expect: The menu, listed on an index card instead of a wall, will feature brews from national and local roasters alongside Thesis' own blends, plus a curated list of specialty drinks, teas and non-alcoholic beverages.

• Customer service will also be more interactive than your average shop, with baristas chatting with you as they make your drink, Kimball said.
• Raaymakers and Kimball, who both have backgrounds in the skateboard scene, also plan to host community events.

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