A plea agreement was reached with the suspect who shot Nudieland

The Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office (HCAO) has reached a plea agreement with one of two men involved in a deadly concert shooting last summer.

He will testify against 18-year-old Cyrell Boyd as part of plea deal Dominic James BurrisThe suspected primary perpetrator of the shooting faces one count of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault and five counts of second-degree assault.

Prosecutors say instead of prison time, Boyd will be sent to juvenile detention, receive intensive treatment and then be placed on probation until he is 26.

As previously reported, Minneapolis police responded to being shot on Aug. 11, 2023, in the backyard of a home in the 2200 block of 16th Avenue South. The conflict occurred as a local band was finishing a Nudieland concert with 30-50 people.

Witnesses said the meeting was held by people from the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters, and that the attackers were not part of the community but had come to the concert and were interacting with people in the minutes before the shooting.

Witnesses told investigators that Burris and Boyd made derogatory comments about the sexual orientation of people at the concert.

The witness said he heard gunshots about 30 seconds after he saw the two leave. The identities of the shooters have been revealed burris And Boydcourt documents state.

35 years old August Gold He lost his life in the conflict and 6 people were injured.

The specific terms of Boyd’s plea agreement are as follows:

• Boyd will plead guilty to assisting an offender after the fact.
• He will serve an 86-month sentence and be turned over to the DOC in Red Wing for the casualty program.
• Following his time in Red Wing, Boyd will return to Hennepin County District Court, where he will be certified as an adult and plead guilty to three additional charges: second-degree assault, aiding and abetting first-degree assault, and aiding and abetting second-degree assault. degree attack.
• The plea includes a sentence of 110 months in prison, and Boyd will remain on probation for five years.
• Boyd will remain in state custody until age 26 and faces a suspended sentence that may be imposed if he fails to comply with terms of the agreement or probation.

“The plea agreement Mr. Boyd and I agreed to is critical to our pursuit of a premeditated murder case.
Against Dominic Burris, the instigator and main perpetrator of the terrible events that took place
In Nudieland,” said Hennepin County Prosecutor Mary Moriarty. “According to our investigations, Mr.
Burris repeatedly and deliberately fired a gun into the meeting. Mr Boyd gave critical evidence
This allowed us to develop a strong case against Mr. Burris. This led us to change our defense offer for Mr. Trump.
Burris will be sentenced to a longer prison term and will have to admit to committing the crime with intent
“2nd degree murder, reflecting his primary role in this horrific incident.”