Last week’s fatal shooting of a St. Paul man in the city’s West Seventh neighborhood was a planned robbery, according to charges.
Antavarius Scott Baker, 38, of Minneapolis, was charged Monday by warrant in Ramsey County District Court with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 2 killing of David Lee Turner III, 23. Baker is in custody in Hennepin County on charges in an unrelated case.
The alleged shooter, Eithan Armani Green, 29, of Minneapolis, was charged Friday with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by an ineligible person.
According to the criminal complaints, police found Turner shot in the driver’s seat of a Dodge Durango in the 100 block of Oneida Street just after 10 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy showed eight gunshot wounds.
Officers processed the Durango and recovered eight spent 9mm casings, three spent .40-caliber casings and nearly three pounds of marijuana.
In an initial interview with St. Paul police, Baker said he and Green had previously bought marijuana from Turner, and that both he and Green had used his phone to text Turner about buying marijuana from him.
Baker said Green got into Turner’s Durango. He then heard two different guns fire. Green ran back to their car and said, “I shot him,” the man told police, according to the complaint.
Green was also shot, and Baker dropped him off at Regions Hospital with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg
Later, in a second interview, Baker was confronted about text messages between him and Green that alluded to previous robberies. When asked if he knew Green was going to rob Turner, Baker admitted, “Yes, I knew it, but I didn’t know he was going to kill him though.”
Ujamaa Place, a St. Paul-based social-support organization focused on young African-American men, announced the appointment of Richard Coffey as chief executive officer, effective Dec. 1. Coffey most recently served as chief program officer at 180 Degrees.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
NewStudio Architecture, St. Paul, announced the following new hires and promotions: Nathan Anderson, Samantha Christner, Maria D’Angelo, Joshua Highley, Justin King, Samuel Lauer, Jon Martyr, Kelsey Matthes, Casey McKenzie, Jena Quast, Sunny Reed, Parker Smith, Lucas Tarr, Livia Wagner; leadership promotions: Dave Dammar, Director of Survey and Technology; Brita Hauser, Senior Associate, Architect/Co-Director of North American Retail; Ken Martin, Senior Associate, Architect/Director of Corporate and Special Projects; James Matthes, Senior Associate, Architect/Co-Director of North American Retail, and Devyn Smoter, Senior Designer.
HEALTH CARE
NMDP, formerly Be The Match, a Minneapolis-based national bone marrow donation registry, announced the hire of Jessica Kowal as chief philanthropy officer to lead the NMDP Foundation. Most recently, Kowal served as assistant dean for Institutional Advancement at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. … beBright, a Minnetonka-based support organization focused on pediatric and orthodontic care, announced the appointment of Jeff Komoroski as chief financial officer, effective Dec. 1, 2025.
HONORS
Clean Energy Economy MN, a Minneapolis-based advocacy organization, announced it has honored Frank Jossi with its Excellence in Clean Energy Journalism Award. Jossi reports on energy and business issues for the Energy News Network, Finance & Commerce and Midwest Energy News. CEEM also announced the creation of the Melissa A. Hortman Award, named in memory of the late speaker emerita whose leadership helped shape Minnesota’s clean energy future.
LAW
Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced the lection of 11 new shareholders: Laura A. Habein, Douglass B. Hiatt, Eldri L. Johnson, Soobin Kim, Nena M. Lenz, Wendy A. Lisman, Anthony S. Mendoza, Jennifer Bouta Mojica, Robin M. Radke, Roxanne N. Thorelli and Sarah E. Tucher. … Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointment of Jessica Palmer-Denig as chief administrative law judge at the Court of Administrative Hearings, succeeding temporary chief judge Tim O’Malley. Palmer-Denig is an assistant chief administrative law judge and previously worked as a trial attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and as an assistant attorney general in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
MANUFACTURING
Conductive Containers, a Maple Grove-based maker of static control packaging for electronics, high-value components and optics for business, announced the appointment of Steve Wyres as vice president of sales & marketing. Wyres most recently served in sales leadership roles at Colder Products Co.
MEDIA
Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, announced the election of eight new members to its board of trustees: Jennifer Barrett, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management; Ambar Hanson, Mortenson Family Foundation; Angie Lee, Moona Moono & Brightsized; Mark T. Nelson, Madrona Venture Group; Rebekah E. Dopp, IABBB, the BBB international organization; Todd Restel, First Supply; Ash Hanson, Department of Public Transformation in Granite Falls, Minn.; Sherry Sanchez Tibbetts, Greater Twin Cities United Way.
NONPROFITS
The Minneapolis Foundation announced the addition of Nate Wade as chief investment officer. Wade previously was investment officer with the McKnight Foundation.
REAL ESTATE
Founders Properties, a Minnetonka-based real estate investment and management company, announced the promotion of Kim Hofstede from managing director of portfolio management to president. Wade Lau, who previously served as both president and CEO, remains chief executive officer and serves on the board of directors. … Twin Cities-based commercial real estate firm Transwestern Real Estate Services announced Jesse Tollison joined the Minneapolis office in the role of research manager. Tollison previously worked in a similar role at Colliers.
SERVICES
Premier Biotech, a Minneapolis-based provider of drug testing services for business, announced that Rod Weis has joined the company as chief revenue officer. Most recently, he served as vice president, Enterprise Sales at UKG, a workforce operating platform and was CRO at Americas at First Advantage, a provider of employment background screening, identity, and verification.
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