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A Blaine teenager with gang affiliation is facing charges after a shooting on Highway 100 in St. Louis Park that left a driver injured.
According to the criminal complaint filed Wednesday, Abdisalan Muhumed Ali, 19, is charged with one count each of drive-by shooting toward an occupied car and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Court records say Ali is associated with the “1300” gang.
Investigators said officers responded to southbound Highway 100 near the Excelsior Boulevard exit around 6 p.m. on Sept. 30 after the driver of a white Honda Accord reported they were shot in the left ankle.
Police said officers found about six bullet strikes on the Honda and located discharged cartridge casings from two calibers, .45 and 9 mm, in the southbound lanes, according to the complaint.
The complaint says the front passenger told police he recognized the suspect car from a Columbia Heights resta...
