Teen pleads guilty to weapons charge after three teens opened fire at St. Paul funeral reception

Authorities offered no motive for the shooting and did not allege who pulled the trigger

Mar 01, 20230

A 16-year-old pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in connection with the shooting of three teenagers last week as they left a funeral reception for a student stabbed to death this month at Harding High School in St. Paul.

The teen entered his plea in Ramsey County juvenile court on the same day he was charged with possessing a handgun modified to be a fully automatic pistol and being a minor in possession of a firearm.

Appearing in court via video hookup from the juvenile detention center, he agreed to plead guilty to the second count. The teenager was arrested Friday night with a Glock .40-caliber pistol near the site of the shooting at the El Rio Vista Recreation Center.

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