Rioter Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Shooting at Minneapolis Police

Jaleel Stallings

A 28-year-old St. Paul man faces eight criminal counts including second-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting at police officers during protests against the death of George Floyd.

The attempted incident hours after curfew went into effect in the city. {snip}

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{snip} While police worked to break up the crowds, officers found a group of people in the northeast corner of a parking lot.

Police say as some of them ran away, one of them started walking toward officers and crouched down. They believed he was picking up a rock and fired a 40-mm marking round, after which they saw three or four gunshot muzzle flashes from his chest. He ran behind a truck, the charges state.

Officers located him on the ground and said he attempted to get up, resisting apprehension. After an officer was able to gain control of the man, he observed an AK-47 style Mini Draco Style pistol nearby.

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Stallings has been charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault against a peace officer, two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and two additional counts of riot and intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety.

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