The man accused of killing another man this summer at a St. Paul, Minnesota, homeless encampment is now facing a second-degree murder charge, according to a criminal complaint filed earlier this week.

A spokesman for the Ramsey County Attorney's Office says the 22-year-old suspect from Aitkin is making his first appearance in court on Wednesday for the death of 37-year-old Steffon T. Jennings of St. Paul.

The shooting happened during the early afternoon on July 20 along Maryland Avenue near Jackson Street. There, police found Jennings, who had been shot multiple times. He died a few minutes later.

An autopsy cited in the charging document says Jennings was shot seven times. The charges go on to say that a piece of paper with a handwritten phone number was found in the jacket that

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