Charges: Woman Hired Gang Members To Shoot Ex-Boyfriend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Prosecutors are now charging a woman they say went to extreme lengths to seek revenge on her ex-boyfriend last week.
Minneapolis police believe 26-year-old Chelsey Majors, of New Brighton, hired gang members to shoot her ex-boyfriend and a pregnant woman he was spending time with.
The drive-by shooting happened Dec. 19 near a gas station in northeast Minneapolis, leaving Jamahl Martin and Jasmine Moreland seriously injured.
Officers found more than 20 bullet casings left behind. Moreland was pregnant.
"The female, she was shot three times in the arm, one time in the back and two in the buttocks," Sgt. Catherine Michal said. "The male victim was shot four times in the back."
A week after the shooting, officers arrested Majors.
"We don't see it very often, where people hire people to commit a crime for them, especially in this type of case where she wanted her ex-boyfriend killed," Michal said.
The criminal complaint says Majors and Martin had an acrimonious and violent break-up.
Investigators think that days after the breakup Majors hired four men associated with the 1-9 Block Dipset street gang to shoot the couple.
They believe she was following the couple in her car and cued the shooters when Martin was in place. Police say 25 rounds were fired.
"To be shot that many times and to survive is almost like a miracle," Michal said.
The victims were taken into surgery. The baby survived.
Officers say they've arrested one man on a weapons charge and more arrests could soon follow.
Majors is currently in custody. If found guilty, she faces 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine or both.
