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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 7/22/2009
SUBJECT: Arrest Made in Cooney Homicide
BY: Public Information Officer Brad Wick

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Homicide/Attempted Homicide
CASE NO.: 09316258
INCIDENT DATE: 7/12/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 2201 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: 200 Block of East #5 Alley

On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at 4:19 p.m., Duluth Police Department arrested Philbert Nathanial Barnes, age 39 of Duluth, in the murder of Curtis Michael Cooney, age 22, and the attempted murder of Ephriam Darell Burks, age 21.  Barnes was arrested at 3712 Grand Avenue in Duluth.   Barnes has been lodged at the St. Louis County Jail and charged with Second Degree Murder and Attempted Second Degree Murder.

The Duluth Police Department will not be releasing any additional information on this pending the formal complaint being filed by the St. Louis County Attorney's Office.