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Four teenagers were shot late Friday night in Minneapolis , police say, and none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. Fifth Precinct officers responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of W.
A man already serving a 58-year state prison sentence for a high-speed crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis has been sentenced on federal drug and gun charges.
A man with a long criminal history allegedly fired a handgun on a north Minneapolis street, then gave officers a fake name when they caught up with him minutes later, new charges say. Melvin Sidney Collins , 48, of Minneapolis, faces felony charges of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety and fifth-degree drug possession.
A man allegedly waved a machete at strangers near a Roseville park and swung it at a passerby who tried to intervene, then threw the weapon behind a tree as deputies arrived. Christopher Michael Lewis , 35, of Saint Paul, faces a felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
A suspect allegedly pulled up to an acquaintance's driveway in Fridley , demanded $100 and then fired rounds into the man's minivan as he tried to drive away. Darien Leray Mansell , 23, of Fridley, faces felony charges of attempted second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, first-degree aggravated robbery and drive-by shooting toward an occupied motor vehicle.
A man was shot in the back of the head during a robbery on a Minneapolis street earlier this month and a suspect is now charged. Ajay Joseph Meyer , 19, of Saint Paul, faces felony counts of first-degree assault and first-degree aggravated robbery.
A father told his son to grab a shotgun during a dispute at their Itasca County property, and the son fired a round near a shed where two people were hiding, court documents say. Wayne Michael Amador Cronin , 45, of Deer River, faces a felony charge of aiding and abetting threats of violence and a misdemeanor charge of aiding and abetting fifth-degree assault.
A convicted felon tried to hide a gun with an extended magazine when officers arrived at a Saint Paul apartment building and it went off during his arrest, prosecutors say. The bullet grazed the man’s leg, according to a criminal complaint filed this week.
A convicted felon is charged after a disorderly conduct call at a Rochester gun range led police to a stash of cocaine, handguns and drug materials at his apartment. The charges were filed last week in Olmsted County District Court.
Abdilah Abdilkadir Sheikh-Mursal is charged with five counts of first-degree drug possession and two counts of possessing firearms while prohibited due to prior violent crimes.
Prosecutors allege the pair coordinated movements, communications and vehicles in the moments leading up to the gunfire.
Inside the home, officers found a 27-year-old man unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers attempted lifesaving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
