MINNEAPOLIS — A 19-year-old from St. Paul was the victim in the fatal shooting Friday at the Mall of America in a dispute between two groups of young men at Nordstrom, his sister wrote in a post for an online fundraiser.
Ja'Nayea Hudson, 22, said Johntae Hudson was "the most loving and caring person to his family and friends. He radiated positive and fun energy and his smile lit up the room." She said he was an "overall great person" and the family wants to give him "the funeral he deserves." The GoFundMe.com request had received more than $6,650 just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
On Saturday, Bloomington Police arrested five people in the shooting, and Chief Booker Hodges said all would be charged on suspicion of second-degree murder on Tuesday. The shooting occurred in Nordstrom late Friday night amid last-minute Christmas shoppers. The Mall of America then went into an hourlong lockdown.
