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18-year-old Charged After Shots Fired Over THC Cartridges in Cottage Grove
Landon Robert Smith is charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, along with felony counts for possessing a firearm without a serial number and carrying a pistol without a permit. He is also charged with misdemeanor falsely reporting a crime.
2 Charged with Murder in Deadly Eagan Street Racing Crash
Prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Melody Lynn Little, of West Saint Paul, and 20-year-old Jordan John Weiland, of White Bear Lake, with two counts each of third-degree murder and criminal vehicular homicide.
CHARGES: Teen Lured Victim on Dating App Before Carjacking, Shooting
Prosecutors allege Randal Barnard Williams, who goes by the name “T-Moe,” shot the victim five times during a planned robbery just before midnight and then fled in the victim’s car, along with a teenage girl who had allegedly lured the victim through a dating app.
CHARGES: Man With Shotgun, Machete Stormed Sherburne Gov. Center
Zha Vang, of Elk River, is accused of forcing his way inside the building with a shotgun, damaging county property, confronting a mother and daughter in their vehicle and jabbing a knife toward the face of another person parked outside.
Duluth Man Charged for Damaging Neighbor’s Home with Fireworks
Police say Phillip Bacon threw fireworks at his neighbor’s home, damaged the siding and gas meter, then threatened to burn it down during the bizarre outburst.
Suspect At-Large, Murder Charges Filed in South Minneapolis Shooting
Prosecutors say Deshon Kanye Gregory showed up to a home near 15th Street and 11th Avenue South just before 6:30 p.m. on July 15 after texting a woman who lives at the residence and telling her to “come out.”
Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Shooting at Rochester Apartment
Ibrahim Abukaar Abdi, 31, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition or a firearm due to a prior adjudication for violent crimes.
Semi Driver Charged After Crash Seriously Injured 2
Mohamed Mukhtar Abdi, 39, is charged with one count of criminal vehicular operation resulting in great bodily harm and another count of criminal vehicular operation causing substantial bodily harm, both through gross negligence.
Garage Gunfight Leads to Attempted Murder Charges in Mankato
Mahamedamin Kader Abdillahi and Ahmed Mohamed Ali, both 18, are each charged with one count of aiding and abetting second-degree attempted murder and one count of aiding and abetting second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
Girl, 14, Trafficked and Assaulted in Mahtomedi Apartment, Charges Say
According to newly filed complaints, investigators say the girl had been picked up off the street, given drugs and brought to the apartment where she was sexually assaulted.
Suspect Still At-Large After Deadly Apple Valley Stabbing
Aron Isait Medina Rojas is accused of killing 21-year-old Daniel Isaac Aguilar around 3:12 a.m. on July 6, 2025, after a confrontation on a residential sidewalk.
Second Arrest Made in Deadly Boom Island Shooting
Investigators say he initially left the scene, but returned to Boom Island Park and opened fire into a crowd, killing 23-year-old Stageina Whiting and injuring five others during a gang-related shooting.
Father Charged After 16-Year-Old Son Found Dead in Landfill
A Columbia Heights man is charged with second-degree murder after investigators say he killed his 16-year-old son and discarded the body in a landfill, according to a newly filed criminal complaint in Anoka County.
Rochester Woman Accused of Running Over Man After Parking Lot Fight
Hafsa Mohamed is charged in Olmsted County with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, third-degree assault, third-degree damage to property, two counts of DWI, and disorderly conduct.
Suspect in Brooklyn Park Killing Now Charged in 2023 Minneapolis Homicide
Prosecutors say 20-year-old Marquan Deshaun Tucker shot and killed a rival gang member on July 30, 2023, during a large gathering near the 2500 block of 2nd Street North in Minneapolis.
CHARGES: He Fatally Shot 22-year-old After Rejected Relationship
Jose Luis Lopez Xique is accused of killing the woman sometime after 4:30 p.m. on June 16, according to the charging documents. Police found 22-year-old Kayli Grace Arseth dead the next day.
Teen Shot With Birdshot in Saint Paul, 19-Year-Old Arrested
Officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Magnolia Avenue East around 2:40 p.m. on July 2 after a report of a shooting, but they were unable to locate a victim and eventually cleared the scene.
Apple Valley Park Shooting in May Leads to Felony Charges
According to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County, Ibrahim Ali Mohamed fired approximately 10 shots at Kelley Park on May 10, including the one that critically injured the victim.
Man Charged with Murder After Boom Island Mass Shooting
Prosecutors charged Zyere Jakye Porter with six felonies in connection to the June 1 shooting, which investigators say stemmed from a gang-related confrontation that erupted during a large birthday party.
18-year-old Charged in Deadly Bloomington Shooting
Exon Garzon is accused of opening fire during an altercation outside a home on West 92nd Street on Sunday, June 22. Officers responded just before 6:50 a.m. and arrived to find the victim lying near the driveway, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds.