Man previously convicted of killing Deshaun Hill will be retried as court tosses state appeal

Cody Logan Fohrenkam will officially get a retrial in the murder of Minneapolis North High School student Deshaun Hill Jr., according to a ruling from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals in May of 2024 ruled that Fohrenkam should get a new trial because some of his statements used in the trial were made during an unconstitutional detention.

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During that trial, Fohrenkam was found guilty of second-degree murder and was later sentenced to over 38 years in prison.

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The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office appealed the 2024 decision granting him a new trial, but the Court of Appeals dismissed it on Monday.

Fifteen-year-old Deshaun Hill was a standout athlete for Minneapolis North High School’s football and basketball team. Authorities say he was walking home from school on Feb. 9, 2022, when he was shot near North Penn Avenue and Golden Valley Road. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died the next day.

Prosecutors say Fohrenkam and Hill brushed shoulders while walking past each other but there was seemingly no other reason for the shooting.

Fohrenkam’s new trial is set to begin on Nov. 3.

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