Austin Police call for public's help in finding murder suspect

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Aug. 12—AUSTIN — The Austin Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Me'Darian "Solid" Ledale McGruder, who is wanted for second-degree murder, police said in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon.

McGruder is being sought in connection with the fatal shooting of Tyesha Tahne Gills, 20, which occurred just before 2 a.m. July 31, at a home in the 100 block of 10th Street Northwest in Austin.

A warrant was issued for McGruder's arrest by police Aug. 2.

If anyone has information on McGruder's location, please call the Austin Police Department at 507-437-9400, or provide it anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online at Submit a Tip or www.crimestoppersmn.org.

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