Man at Bus Stop Shot by Stray Bullet as 2 Drivers Exchange Gunfire
A man waiting at a bus stop was shot in the chest by a stray bullet Friday night after occupants of two vehicles opened fire at a busy Saint Paul intersection.
Have News Content or Info? Submit a TipThe 54-year-old victim was not involved in the gunfight, police said. Paramedics transported him to Regions Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment along the 1900 block of Ashland Drive Northwest in Rochester.
The incident drew a large police response and is now under investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Obudwok Ochot Akuch was charged with fourth-degree assault on a municipal firefighter, a felony, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Edina police arrested Ali on Wednesday on a warrant, and he was booked into the Hennepin County jail, where he is being held on $100,000 bail.
Officers with the Rochester Police Department and a social worker from the Crisis Response Team responded to the 1900 block of Ashland Drive Northwest around 9:30 p.m. on March 11.
Minneapolis police were called to the area at about 2:20 a.m. after several people reported hearing a gunshot and a woman screaming that her boyfriend had been shot.
According to the criminal complaint, Saint Paul police arrived to find a 2016 Ford F-150 and a 2020 Toyota Corolla both heavily damaged after being involved in a head-on collision.
According to the criminal complaint, Faribault police were called after a school bus aide reported seeing a man holding what appeared to be a long gun as the bus traveled through a neighborhood.
Prosecutors charged Wendell Terrell Brown, of Maplewood, with possession of a firearm by a person prohibited due to a prior crime of violence and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
Adolph Donta Valentine, 42, of Rochester, faces four felony counts — first-degree drug sale, first-degree drug possession and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm
Officers responded to the intersection of Cliff Road and Nicols Road around 2 a.m. on March 7 after a woman was found down and unconscious in the roadway.
Prosecutors have charged Marquell Steven Goree, 55, of St. Cloud, with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The investigation began March 6 when police were called to a residence in Bloomington after a parent reported suspected child abuse.
Around 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on patrol near North Division Street across from the Carleton College steam plant spotted a pickup driving eastbound and passing two other vehicles recklessly.
The crash was reported shortly after 10 p.m. March 5 on the Arrowhead Trail about 25 miles north of Orr, according to initial information from authorities.
Officers with the Eagan Police Department and troopers with the Minnesota State Patrol arrived to find a 40-year-old woman unconscious and not breathing in the roadway.
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The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14 on the 2300 block of Hennepin Avenue.