Minneapolis police arrested two teenagers on Tuesday in St. Paul following a fatal incident where an Army veteran was killed while trying to prevent his pickup truck from being stolen.
Authorities took 19-year-old Riniyah Allen and 18-year-old Jalaya Frost into custody on the 1000 block of Kingsford Street.
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The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in south Minneapolis, where 38-year-old Amos Ferrier was killed.
According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, the investigation remains open and active.
Ferrier served as the internship program director for Every Third Saturday, a veteran-focused nonprofit that operates Rick’s Coffee Bar.
He was a combat-decorated Army medic who served 15 years and was credited with saving multiple lives during two tours in Afghanistan.
Colleagues reported that Ferrier noticed suspects entering his truck to take his bag and ran outside to stop them.
The suspects drove away with Ferrier on the hood of the vehicle for nearly a full city block before the driver swerved violently, throwing him onto the pavement.
He suffered severe head trauma and was rushed unconscious to Hennepin County Medical Center, where doctors performed emergency brain surgery.
Ferrier never regained consciousness, and his family chose to discontinue life support on Sunday.
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Police believe this is the first car-theft-related death in Minneapolis this year.
The coffee shop closed for the week as a makeshift memorial grew outside the building on what would have been his 39th birthday.
Colleagues remembered Ferrier as a dedicated community leader with a humorous personality and a large presence.
“He was infectious with his humor.
He had this huge laugh, he was a big guy, and his laugh would reverberate throughout the whole building,” said Tom McKenna, a co-founder of the nonprofit.
The organization and Ferrier’s family expressed a desire for legal accountability alongside a message of peace.
“We forgive the people who did this, we do want them to be held accountable, and we do want them to be caught and prosecuted for what they did, but we forgive them,” McKenna said.
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Ferrier is survived by two sons. Burial arrangements are being directed toward Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
