Dauntrelle Bullock admitted to driving up alongside another vehicle in St. Paul this past summer and fatally shooting a 17-year-old girl riding as a passenger inside it, court records say.
Keyira Nunn of St. Paul was pronounced dead by St. Paul Fire medics who responded to the shooting at the intersection of Third and Van Dyke streets around 5 p.m. June 2.
By the time they arrived, Bullock had fled, court records say.
He claimed responsibility for his actions in Ramsey County District Court Wednesday when he entered a guilty plea to one count of second-degree unintentional murder in Nunn’s death.
His attorney, public defender Emma Ray Koski, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shortly before the shooting, Nunn had been picked up by a 25-year-old man she recently met.
He later told police he had just pulled over to the side of the road on Third Street to adjust his bluetooth when a loud, two-toned, tan SUV pulled up alongside his vehicle, court records say.
Seconds later, the driver of the SUV pulled out a gun and fired one shot toward his car before driving away, he told officers, according to court records.
The bullet struck Nunn in her left shoulder area and then traveled through her chest, hitting her left lung, aorta, heart and right lung, the Ramsey County medical examiner concluded.
A nearby home’s surveillance system captured part of the incident on video, leading police to identify the suspect vehicle and eventually tie it to Bullock, who is 24.
Nunn’s acquaintance later identified him as the shooter.
When initially interviewed by police, Bullock lied about where he was at the time of the incident, according to his criminal complaint.
The complaint does not include a motive for the shooting. However, Nunn’s 16-year-old sister has said she does not believe Keyira was the intended target.
Nunn was a junior at City Academy High School in St. Paul.
Bullock will be sentenced in December.