2 Men Arrested After Twin Falls Homicide

Last week in Twin Falls there were 2 separate shooting incidents. In one, in the parking lot of Target, a man was injured and went to the hospital - in the other, a man was shot and killed outside his home. A release from the City of Twin Falls last week gave the impression to many that the shootings while being separate were linked.

In a new press release today, police have verified that the shootings were linked and have filed charges against 2 men in the homicide case.

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The Link Between the 2 Shootings in Twin Falls

When the initial suspect, Mi'Quavis Dewayne Taylor, in the Target shooting was arrested in Ada County it was also announced that another male had been arrested on separate charges. That man's name was not released at the time. We now know it was Kaden James Thomson, and it turns out those charges were in regard to the homicide and that Taylor was also part of that shooting. Here's the news release from today:

Charges have been filed on two men related to the homicide that occurred on Capri Drive in the early morning hours of November 16, 2023. The criminal complaint was filed on Monday, November 20, 2023, on 18-year-old Mi"Quavis Dewayne Taylor of Twin Falls and 18-year-old Kaden James Thomson of Twin Falls.
Taylor has been charged with the following felony crimes: Murder in the First Degree, three counts of Burglary, six counts of Grand Theft, two counts of Grand Theft by Possession of Stolen Property and Attempted Grand Theft. Thomson has been charged with the following felony crimes: Murder in the First Degree, three counts of Burglary, five counts of Grand Theft, Grand Theft by Possession of Stolen Property, and Attempted Grand Theft.

The investigation is still ongoing and suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.