5 Suspects Arrested in William Grahek’s Murder
DULUTH, Minn. – On Friday, March 3, the Duluth Police Department along with members of the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force arrested four people in the shooting death of 22-year-old William Andrew Grahek.
A fifth person involved in this homicide was already in custody at the St. Louis County Jail on unrelated charges.
• Deandre Demetrius Davenport, 21
• Noah Duane Baker, 19
• Noah Anthony Charles King, 18
• Tara Rai Baker, 22
• Xavier Alfred Haywood, 26
Davenport, Baker, and King are all being held on second degree intentional homicide charges.
The decision to arrest these individuals was made in conjunction with St. Louis County Attorney’s Office.
All suspects are being held at the St. Louis County Jail awaiting formal charges, which are expected on March 7.
On February 14, 2017, Duluth Police had responded to the area of the 500 block of East 11th Street on a report of a shooting.
Grahek, the victim, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he died.
This remains an active investigation at this time and the Duluth Police continue to follow up on leads in this case.
