An 18-year-old man is charged with robbing a locksmith at gunpoint and shooting at him after the victim tried to run away on a Minneapolis street earlier this year.

Malik Cortez Hanks, of Brooklyn Park faces charges of first-degree aggravated robbery and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon in Hennepin County District Court. First-degree aggravated robbery carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to the intersection of East 24th Street and 16th Avenue South in Minneapolis on Jan. 5 after a ShotSpotter activation. A man called 911 and said he had been robbed at gunpoint and the suspects shot at him.