New Hope Man Charged With Murder After Fatal Stabbing

A New Hope man was charged with murder on May 5 after he allegedly stabbed a man near a Brooklyn Center apartment complex.

Demetrius Harris, 28, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Antonio Moore. 

According to the criminal complaint, the stabbing followed a case of domestic assault, where Moore, a 37-year-old St. Louis Park man, was attempting to defend his sister

Harris has a previous relationship with Moore’s sister and the two have a child together. 

Demetrius Harris, 28, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of Antonio Moore.

Antonio Moore Fatally Stabbed in Brooklyn Center

According to the criminal complaint:

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on May 2, Harris had been in Moore’s sister’s apartment at Twin Lake North Apartments when the two began to fight. 

Moore’s sister got a phone call from another man, which upset Harris. He then punched her twice in the face. 

She attempted to throw him out of her apartment and called her brother to ask for help. She threw Harris’ belongings into the hallway and locked him out.

Moore arrived at the apartment complex and his sister went outside to meet him.

Harris was waiting outside between the parking garages at the complex.

When Moore confronted Harris about assaulting his sister, the two engaged in a fistfight.

Police allege Harris then stabbed Moore in the abdomen. 

Harris told Moore’s sister to call an ambulance and fled the scene.

Responding officers did not immediately locate Harris. However, a resident in a nearby apartment complex called 911 to report a trespasser.

The trespasser was Harris, who Brooklyn Center police eventually found hiding in the laundry room, the complaint said.

Police arrested Harris and booked him in the Hennepin County Jail. The district court put his bail at $500,000.

Moore was transported to the North Memorial Health Hospital emergency room. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office, he was pronounced dead at 10:11 p.m.

“My thoughts today are with the victim’s family, and especially his sister who he was protecting during this incident,” said Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. “We will not tolerate violence in our communities. I’m grateful to the Brooklyn Center Police Department for working quickly to respond to the scene, identify the person responsible, and apprehend him. We will now aggressively prosecute this case to hold Mr. Harris accountable.”

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