A 17-year-old from Coon Rapids has pleaded guilty to shooting another teen during an attempted robbery set up through the messaging app Telegram last fall.

Nasiah Edward Hinton pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in connection to the Sept. 27, 2024, shooting that left a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound that nearly struck his heart.

Hinton was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder, but that count is expected to be dismissed at sentencing as part of a plea agreement.

According to the amended criminal complaint, Coon Rapids police responded shortly before 9 p.m. that night to the area of 113th Avenue Northwest and Robinson Drive Northwest after a report that someone had been shot. A caller told dispatchers that her friend had been hit by gunfire from an unknown suspect who approached their vehicle and began shooting.