Authorities report that a Minnesota man posing as a delivery guy committed three murders after breaking into a house

Authorities claim that a Minnesota man entered a residence under false pretenses as a package delivery worker, demanded money, and then shot three individuals in the head—at least one of them at close range—before being charged with murder on Monday.

Alonzo Three charges of second-degree murder with intent were brought against Pierre Mingo, 37, for the deaths that took place in a suburban Minneapolis home on Friday while two children under the age of five were present, according to the police.
A $5 million bail has been placed on him.
During his first court appearance on Monday, Mingo was not granted a public attorney. It is unclear if he has a counsel who could speak on his behalf since online court records do not indicate one. When The Associated Press contacted the guy who claimed he was Mingo’s brother and inquired about Mingo’s criminal convictions, the man hung up.
The residence was the subject of an emergency call, according to Coon Rapids police, on Friday. Upon their arrival, they discovered a deceased lady, two dead males, and all of them had gunshot wounds to the heads.
According to authorities, three persons were seen on Friday getting out of Mingo’s vehicle and entering the house on video footage taken outside. Authorities said that one of them had a cardboard box and the other two were dressed as delivery drivers.
According to a police description of the video, it showed Mingo, dressed in a UPS-style outfit, leading a guy into a bedroom where a lady and two children under the age of five were at gunpoint. According to the police, Mingo is shown in the video holding the man and lady at gunpoint, demanding money, and then leading the group out of the room.
According to investigators, he went back into the room alone with the lady and shot her at close range.
In a probable cause statement, Coon Rapids police said that “shortly thereafter, the older child can be seen entering the bedroom, crying hysterically.”
Later, the younger kid attempted to see how the mother was doing, but the older child reportedly dragged them out of the room.
Whether there were any cash or valuables missing from the house was not mentioned by the police in the probable cause statement.
One of the dead guys was at the entryway of the home, and another was in an office, when the police came. The bedroom contained the woman’s body.
The probable cause affidavit states that Mingo and two other adults were seen on camera leaving the house seven minutes after they entered. Many hours later, police discovered Mingo operating the car, and they took him into custody. Mingo is from Fridley, which is another suburb of Minneapolis that is not far from Coon Rapids—about 10 miles (16 kilometers).
There is no indication of charges against the other two individuals who entered the residence in the criminal complaint.
According to the police, Mingo worked for UPS until the beginning of January. In Mingo’s car, they discovered a rucksack containing a vest and shirt from a UPS delivery outfit. According to the authorities, Mingo’s fingerprints match those on the cardboard box that was taken inside the house.
According to an email from UPS spokeswoman Karen Tomaszewski Hill, Mingo was a seasonal worker “who only worked for the company for a short time” up to the middle of January.
“As this is an active investigation, we will defer to investigating authorities for additional questions,” she said.
The maximum punishment for second-degree murder with intent in Minnesota is 40 years in prison; however, given the defendant’s prior criminal history, sentencing guidelines often call for a presumption term that is less.
According to the sentencing guidelines, presumptive penalties “are deemed appropriate” despite being advisory, and judges should deviate from them only in cases where “substantial and compelling circumstances can be identified and articulated.”
Due to aggravating circumstances in this case, the prosecution said that they want to seek a sentence that is heavier than the recommendations. They claim that two little children were there when the murders took place and that the victims among them received especially harsh treatment.
The purpose of Minnesota’s sentencing guidelines is to provide uniform, impartial penalties that do not take into account racial or gender-based characteristics.