(KNSI) — A warrant has been issued for a second gunman wanted in connection to a double shooting earlier this month in St. Cloud.
According to the criminal complaint, around 3:00 a.m. February 2nd, police were called to an apartment in the 200 block of 2nd Street Northeast for the sound of gunshots. When they arrived, they found 17-year-old Layson Davis dead from a gunshot wound to the chest and a 19-year-old man from St. Joseph suffering from two shots to the chest. The 19-year-old was rushed to CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital, where he was last listed in critical condition.
Investigators watched surveillance video that allegedly showed Davis and the other victim standing inside an apartment building when Bernard Bowens came in and pulled a wad of cash out of his coat pocket before putting it back. About five minutes later, the three are seen on video struggling over a gun. Then, Bowens ended up with the gun and ran down the hallway.
Court documents say about a minute after the scuffle, Kevon Marquiose Washington, Quinton McNeal, and another man walked into the building. Davis is then seen running on the second floor with a gun when Bowens is seen listening at a door when Davis jumps out at Bowens from a hallway entrance. The two each drew their guns, and Bowens fired several rounds at Davis and ran. The other victim ran after the gunman when Washington shot him. Washington, Bowens, McNeal, and another man then fled the scene.
The criminal complaint says Washington has been charged with attempted second degree murder and aiding and abetting aggravated first degree robbery. As of publication, Washington is on the loose.
Bowens is also still at large. He is wanted for second and third degree murder. Anyone with any information on his whereabouts can contact St. Cloud police at 320-251-1200, the Benton County Sheriff’s Department at 320-968-7201, or Tri-County Crimestoppers at 1-800-255-1301. Tips can also be submitted online, and tipsters can remain anonymous.
McNeal and his girlfriend, Olivia Williams, have both been charged with aiding and abetting the theft of a firearm and aiding and abetting first-degree robbery, and Williams is facing an additional charge of aiding an offender. She is accused of driving Bowens to a home in Minnetonka and dropping him off.
