A Minneapolis man faces a murder charge in the stabbing death of a man at the Lake Street light-rail station Tuesday.
Frank Runningshield Jr., 43, was charged with second-degree murder in Hennepin County District Court on Friday in the death of 26-year-old Daquan Thompson. Runningshield is expected to make his first appearance Monday.
According to the criminal complaint, Runningshield, Thompson and two other people were talking Tuesday near the entrance to the Blue Line station at 2310 Lake St. E. in Minneapolis. A witness told investigators the two men were in a dispute at about 7:15 p.m. over the sale of marijuana.
The video from a surveillance camera shows the conversation ending and Runningshield making a stabbing motion toward Thompson, who immediately doubled over in pain, the complaint said. Runningshield walked away and appeared to drop something on the ground. Thompson died at the scene of a single stab wound, charges said.
Police recovered the knife blade and handle near the scene. Runningshield was arrested Wednesday and told police that he and Thompson had been arguing for about three weeks because Thompson was “messing with” Runningshield’s friends and family, according to the complaint.