Quantdre Mersier

A Minot man who pleaded guilty in May to the November 2023 murder of another man has been sentenced to serve 23 years after a hearing on Friday, Oct. 24.

Quantdre Octavious Mersier, 32, appeared in North Central District Court in Minot before Judge Todd Cresap. Mersier had previously pleaded guilty to the Class AA felony murder charge in May, pleading guilty to fatally shooting Ansu Kamara, 29, at a southeast Minot residence on Nov. 17, 2023.

According to court documents, Minot Central Dispatch received a report shortly after 11 p.m. from Kamara’s roommate, who reported Kamara was shot and barely breathing. The roommate reported the shooter had run off.

After officers arrived, the roommate provided doorbell camera videos, which showed Kamara entering the residence when

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