A Springfield man fired his handgun and passed it to three others, two of them under 18, who shot into fields and at a road sign during a late-night drive in rural Redwood County, according to the complaint.
Gabriel Mathias Weber, who was 20 at the time of the alleged offense, faces three felony charges, two counts of furnishing a firearm to a minor and one count of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety, along with two gross misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child and a misdemeanor count of underage alcohol consumption, according to charges filed October 19 in Redwood County District Court.
The complaint says the Sleepy Eye Police Department began investigating after receiving a Snapchat story showing several people firing a handgun on the night of March 7, 2026, into the early morning hours of March 8. Investigators identified the person who posted the videos, who said Weber drank alcohol at a party that night and that the group left together.
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According to the complaint, one of the juveniles in the car said that while they were traveling on gravel roads, Weber, who had the handgun in a holster on his hip, suggested they shoot it. Weber got out of the car and fired three times, then later shot out of the front driver’s side window while the vehicle was moving.
The complaint says Weber gave the handgun to the other three individuals, two of whom were under 18.
The other juvenile told investigators that Weber drank alcohol and smoked marijuana at the party and that the gun was Weber’s. He said Weber fired the handgun and then handed it to him, and he admitted that they fired it from the moving vehicle. The complaint says the group later got stuck in a ditch, and Weber drove the car after getting it out.
Investigators reviewed the Snapchat videos, which showed Weber getting out of the car, displaying the handgun, racking it and firing into the dark while saying, “I’m drunk as f***.” In another video, Weber shot at a “STOP AHEAD” sign from the parked car, and in a third he handed the handgun to one of the juveniles, who shot at and hit the sign while holding a cigarette in his other hand, the complaint says. Investigators later found a STOP AHEAD sign in Redwood County with multiple holes that appeared to be bullet holes.
During a police interview on March 11, Weber gave investigators the handgun, admitted having it in the car that night and acknowledged he should not have handed it out. He also said he told one of the juveniles to shoot it twice and that he racked the gun, according to the complaint.
