3 Charged in Mall of America Killing Days Before Christmas

Security officers speak inside a store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Dec. 23, 2022, after reports of shots fired. Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP

MINNEAPOLIS—Three suspects were charged Thursday in connection to the Mall of America shooting on Dec. 23 that killed 19-year-old Johntae Hudson, of St. Paul, inside the mall’s Nordstrom store.

Taeshawn Adams Wright, 18, of Minneapolis, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault, and two 17-year-olds were charged with second-degree riot.