Deshaun Hill's murder: Cody Fohrenkam to be sentenced

Deshaun Hill's murder: Cody Fohrenkam to be sentenced

Cody Fohrenkam is set to be sentenced for the 2022 shooting death of 15-year-old Deshaun Hill Jr. Fohrenkam pleaded guilty in February, a day after his retrial in the case began after the Minnesota Court of Appeals threw out his murder conviction. 

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Cody Fohrenkam is set to be sentenced on Monday afternoon in the 2022 shooting death of 15-year-old Deshaun Hill Jr. 

Fohrenkam to be sentenced

What to expect:

Fohrenkam pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, one day into his retrial after the Minnesota Court of Appeals threw out his murder conviction. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Fohrenkam faces more than 28 years in prison (340 months).

His sentencing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Monday. A camera will be allowed in court. 

This plea agreement ensures Fohrenkam cannot appeal any issues that could arise at a second trial.

Deshaun Hill fatally shot

A photo of Deshaun Hill was shown throughout Cody Fohrenkam's murder trial.

The backstory:

Hill, a standout student-athlete at Minneapolis North High School, was shot and killed by a lone gunman on Feb. 9, 2022. Surveillance video in the area shows Hill in a walking boot from a prior injury, brushing past the shooter several blocks from the North High campus during the day. Authorities say the two were close enough to "possibly brush shoulders."

The shooter then paused, turned and fired three shots before fleeing the area. Fohrenkam was arrested, charged and convicted of Hill’s murder.

Fohrenkam’s first trial 

Cody Fohrenkam found guilty of murdering Deshaun Hill Jr.

Cody Fohrenkam was found guilty of second-degree intentional murder and second-degree unintentional felony murder on Thursday after the jury deliberated for under an hour.

Dig deeper:

Fohrenkam was found guilty in the 2022 shooting death of Hill, who was 15 years old at the time. Fohrenkam was convicted in January 2023, and sentenced to 38.5 years a month later.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals threw out that murder conviction, citing that prosecutors "committed prejudicial misconduct during arguments" and that the state failed to show Fohrenkam’s statements were lawfully obtained.

The Court of Appeals found Fohrenkam was illegally detained on a separate matter in Carlton County, which held him until Minneapolis investigators could arrive and question him about Hill’s death. The jury watched a 19-minute interrogation of Fohrenkam during his trial, then took less than an hour to convict him.