Man pleads guilty in shooting outside church

Published 9:18 am Wednesday, March 23, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty in the shooting death of another man outside a Minneapolis church.

Jontrel Bolden pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the Oct. 14 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Elija Larkin outside New Bethel Baptist Church.

According to a press release, authorities said the two men got off different buses at the same bus stop and got into an argument. A criminal complaint said surveillance video showed Bolden fire multiple shots at Larkin. Police said Larkin collapsed inside the church.

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Bolden is set to be sentenced Monday.