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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman faces murder and assault charges for allegedly driving an SUV into a crowd of people in downtown Minneapolis, killing a teenager and injuring at least five others.

The Hennepin County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced charges of second-degree murder and five counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon against Latalia Anjolie Margalli, 22, of Minneapolis.

Court records do not list an attorney for Margalli, and her phone number is not listed. She is jailed on $1.5 million bail.

A criminal complaint says two groups of people were involved in an altercation early Saturday when the SUV plowed into the crowd, killing 16-year-old De’Miaya Broome.

“It was a devastating crime,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news release. “Ms Margalli’s shocking decision to drive her car into a group of people has left a huge void in De’Miaya’s family.”

The complaint stated that Margalli and his friends had been involved in a “verbal altercation” with De’Miaya and her friends. The complaint says Margalli got into her SUV and drove straight into a crowd of people without braking, hitting De’Miaya and several others.

Police found the SUV shortly afterward, thanks in part to a witness who followed the vehicle, the complaint said.

De’Miaya was pronounced dead at the hospital. Moriarty’s office said other people suffered injuries, including broken legs and a head injury.

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