Hennepin County Attorney’s Office adds first-degree murder charges against David Wright

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office added the following murder counts in its prosecution of David Eugene Wright, 51, for the death of Mariah Samuels:

First-degree premeditated murder
First-degree murder, past pattern of domestic abuse

A conviction on either count carries a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

“Mariah should be alive. She should be with her family, and my thoughts have been with them since they lost Mariah in September,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “The system failures prior to her death must never be repeated and every part of the system she interacted with must hold themselves accountable to ensure it. Mr. Wright will be held accountable, and he will do no more harm to our community.”

Mr. Wright was originally charged with one count of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

COMPLAINT

Case Number: 27-CR-25-23719

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