Two men face criminal charges in connection with the May shooting death of Brock Cecil Larson in what authorities described as a marijuana deal gone bad.

Ryan Steven Fore, 26, and Edward Lamonte Williams, 20, were each charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the death of Larson, according to criminal complaints filed against them in the Ramsey County District Court.

The 36-year-old was shot multiple times near 333 Burgess Avenue, and he died early the next day at Regions Hospital, according to the complaint.

Officers were called to the block around 10:30 p.m. May 9. They found evidence of shooting, but no victims or possible suspects.

Earlier that day, Larson and a friend were at Larson’s home in Minneapolis when Fore, Gabriel “Nizzle” Robert Kimbrough, 23, and a woman arrived, according to the criminal complaint.

The men had a connection in St. Paul who wanted to buy marijuana, so Fore and Kimbrough sampled some of Larson’s marijuana and told their connection it was good, according to the complaint.

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Therapy dog-in training stolen in St. Paul found, reunited with owners After the two men left, Kimbrough reportedly arranged for his connection to buy from Larson.

Later that evening, Larson showed up with a friend at Burgess Street, the meeting place. Kimbrough met them there and told Larson the buyer was in the house, according to the complaint.

Kimbrough said he would go inside and get the money, but he came back not long after and told Larson that the buyer wanted to meet Larson inside the house alone, according to the complaint. Larson agreed.

As Kimbrough and Larson’s friend waited in the car, a man walked by, according to the complaint. When Kimbrough yelled at him, the man revealed a weapon, and Kimbrough ran off after him. The man, who allegedly was in on the plan to rob Larson, ran off with Kimbrough. They were eventually separated, and the man was arrested.

Meanwhile, Fore came up behind Larson and told him to give up the marijuana. As Larson turned, Fore reportedly thought he was reaching for a firearm, so Fore shot at Larson.

Larson was able to run back to the car. He told his friend he was shot and needed help, so his friend drove him to Regions Hospital.

“I think I killed him. I had to pop him, I had to shoot him,” Fore told Williams, according to the complaint. “Man, that three pounds is down the drain.”

Early the next morning, Fore told six different Facebook friends he loved them in separate messages, according to the complaint.

“Sis I love you if you don’t see me again,” Fore reportedly wrote in one of the messages.

Kimbrough was charged in May with one count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. He has two convictions on his record for aggravated robbery carrying a firearm without a permit.

Williams’ criminal history also includes an aggravated robbery conviction.

Fore’s criminal history has three adjudications for aggravated robbery and one for burglary.