Loring Park murder suspect competent to stand trial, judge orders

A man accused of brutally murdering a Loring Park convenience store clerk – impaling him with a golf club in the process – is mentally competent to stand trial, according to a ruling on Tuesday that reverses a previous decision.

Man accused of impaling grocery store clerk with golf club declared incompetent

The man accused of killing a cashier during a brutal attack with a golf club at a Loring Park grocery store has been found incompetent to move forward with the criminal proceedings. 

Memorial for Robert Skafte to be held Thursday
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Robert Skafte was killed while working at a grocery store in Loring Park on Dec 8. On Thursday, Dec, 28, community members will gather to remember the man who meant so much to the neighborhood.

Judge orders competency evaluation for suspect in deadly Minneapolis grocery clerk attack

Suspect Taylor Schulz has a history of mental health issues. He was civilly committed a couple of years ago. Hennepin County District Court Judge Michael Burns has now ordered Schulz to undergo a competency evaluation following the deadly attack inside Oak Grove Grocery in Loring Park.

Suspect in grocery clerk's slaying in court
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The man charged in the murder of a grocery clerk in Minneapolis' Loring Park neighborhood faced a judge on Wednesday.

Loring Park cashier killed remembered fondly by community members

Neighbors are doing all they can to keep a light shining outside of the Oak Grove grocery store after a member of their tight knit community was killed on Friday night near Loring Park.

Killed Loring Park cashier remembered
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Loring Park neighbors are remembering a member of their tight knit community who was killed on Friday night.

Community remembering slain Minneapolis store clerk

The community is remembering a beloved store clerk after he was killed in a vicious attack.

Grocery store clerk remembered after brutal attack
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Less than 24 hours after being attacked and killed with a golf club, a growing memorial outside of the Oak Grove grocery store shows how many lives Robert Skafte touched.

Loring Park cashier found impaled with golf club in deadly attack at grocery store

Police arrested a man after a well-known cashier was found impaled with a golf club in a brutal attack at a Loring Park grocery store Friday afternoon.

MPD Chief offers standoff update
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara provides details on the resolution of a six-hour-long standoff that left a grocery store cashier "bludgeoned and impaled by a golf club" Friday in Loring Park.

Video shows confrontation between protesters and driver at Palestinian support rally in Mpls

A rally in Minneapolis to support Palestinians, as war wages on between Israel and Hamas, was met with a confrontation on Sunday as a car drove through a group of protesters.

Fuel up at Fawkes Alley Coffee in Loring Park
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At Fawkes Alley Coffee in Loring Park, 100% of the profits will go right back to the community?s youth; more specifically, the Futsal Society. Futsal is an alternative to club soccer for kids and families who can?t afford the costs of club sports. The profits from the coffee shop will help sustain the organization and its growth across the Twin Cities. Fawkes Alley even employs the teens who play in the league. The shop is open daily from 8am to 4pm and serves Groundwire Coffee out of Northfield, plus fresh pastries. It?s located at 1621 Harmon Place in Minneapolis.

MPD investigates Loring Park triple shooting
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Minneapolis police are investigating a deadly triple shooting at an apartment building in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis.

1 killed in triple shooting at Minneapolis apartment on Loring Park

One person is dead and two others were hurt as shots rang out Sunday night at an apartment complex in Minneapolis' Loring Park neighborhood.

Final weekend of Holidazzle in Minneapolis
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FOX 9's Shayne Wells stopped by Holidazlle in Loring Park to learn about what's going on for the final weekend of the popular winter event.