‘I’ll Kill You’: Man Charged After Brooklyn Center Bus Stabbing

A man is facing criminal charges after allegedly stabbing a man in the head on a bus in Brooklyn Center.

The victim is likely to suffer permanent paralysis on at least half of his body, police stated in the criminal complaint.

Darshawn Turner, 27, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault in connection with the incident.

According to the criminal complaint:

Turner, a Minneapolis resident, visited a liquor store on the evening of Wednesday, June 17, buying alcohol about an hour before boarding a bus. 

While on the bus, the victim and Turner got into a fight.

Turner left the bus, challenging the victim to follow him and yelling “I’ll kill you.”

The victim stayed on the bus, and Turner pried the door open, allegedly stabbing the victim in the temple.

Police were dispatched to the intersection of Brooklyn Boulevard and 65th Avenue North at 10:40 p.m., and found the victim “bleeding profusely,” according to court documents.

Doctors later performed a craniotomy after the victim suffered a blood clot in his brain. As of June 23, he was unconscious at the hospital.

Police arrested Turner at a gas station on June 20. He had a knife in his possession and admitted to stabbing the victim.

“[Turner] stated he was drunk and did not know what he did with the knife,” the criminal complaint reads.

Warrant for Stabbing at Transit Center

Police allege that this wasn’t Turner’s first knife fight on a transit line.

Court documents show Turner had an open warrant related to a February 2025 incident at the Brooklyn Center Transit Center.

During an altercation over a woman, Turner is accused of pulling a knife and cutting a man on his right forearm and back.

Cameras allegedly caught Turner saying “I’m not playing … I will kill you. On my dead homies, I’ll kill you bro.”

In that incident, the victim suffered a fractured a bone, as well as damaged tendons and ligaments. He needed surgery for his wounds.

According to the Hennepin County Jail roster, Turner remains in police custody. His bail was set at $200,000 without conditions or $150,000 with conditions.

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