Nearly 60 Pounds of Meth Seized in Golden Valley Apartment; Man Found Dead in Golden Valley Lake

September 4, 2026 · 33 sources

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Major drug seizure in Golden Valley: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office investigators seized 59.6 pounds of methamphetamine and nearly 2 pounds of cocaine from a Golden Valley apartment last week, per KSTP.
Death under investigation: A man was found dead in a Golden Valley lake at about 7:25 a.m. Wednesday; the Sheriff's Office Water Patrol responded and law enforcement is still working to learn more.
Minneapolis mass shooting: Two men were killed and six people injured — including two officers struck by gunfire — at the Shoreline Plaza apartments Wednesday before the suspected shooter was killed in an exchange of gunfire with MPD officers, per the BCA. Police had been called to the building 438 times in two years.
Heat Advisory today: A Heat Advisory runs until 6 p.m. Friday for metro counties — an Alert Day — following overnight storms mainly north of the cities. Plan ahead if you're headed to the Fair.
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The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says investigators found 59.6 pounds of methamphetamine — nearly 60 pounds — along with nearly 2 pounds of cocaine inside a Golden Valley apartment last week, according to KSTP. It's a strikingly large seizure for a suburban apartment community.
Separately, law enforcement is working to learn more after a man was found dead in a Golden Valley lake Wednesday morning. The Sheriff's Office Water Patrol was requested at about 7:25 a.m.; no additional details have been released. No lake was named in the initial report.
Otherwise, today's batch was quiet for Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope and St. Louis Park.

The BCA says the suspected shooter in Wednesday afternoon's mass shooting — which KARE 11 places in the Loring Park neighborhood — was killed in an exchange of gunfire with MPD officers. Two people were killed and six injured, including two officers struck by gunfire. KSTP reports the incident began as a child custody exchange.
Court records reviewed by KSTP's 5 INVESTIGATES show the man identified by witnesses as the shooter, 35-year-old Carlton Johnson II, had a history of making threats and was subject to restraining orders. KARE 11 reports he was in the process of being evicted.
Residents of Shoreline Plaza told KSTP they had complained to property management for years as police calls piled up — 438 in two years — with one asking, "Are we going to keep losing lives here?"
One of those killed was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran; his family, including Sarah Parsons and her son Anthony Milton, spoke with reporters outside the now-crime-scene building. KSTP reports the shooting is also putting new focus on Minnesota's "red flag" law and landlords' gun policies.
In a separate case, an ICE officer, Christian Castro, has been charged with making false statements to federal investigators in the January shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. An AP source tells KARE 11 that Castro turned himself in to federal authorities after Texas' governor refused to sign an extradition warrant sending him to Minnesota.

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Friday is an Alert Day: a Heat Advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. across metro counties, with hot and humid conditions — a real consideration for Day 9 of the State Fair.
Overnight, scattered showers and storms moved mainly north of the metro, where severe storms came in rounds across northern Minnesota, per KSTP meteorologists. Expect the heat to be the story locally today.

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