Minnesota AG takes over Zaria McKeever murder case after county offers plea deals.

TL;DR
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has assigned the case of Zaria McKeever's death to the state's attorney general, Keith Ellison, after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty offered plea deals to two juveniles accused of killing McKeever. Ellison disagreed with the plea deals and requested the case be assigned to his office. Moriarty criticized the decision, saying it undermines the constitutional authority of elected prosecutors. Ellison said accountability for the seriousness of the crime has been missing in the case.
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