Suspect arrested following Wednesday morning shooting in Rochester
[Olmsted County Adult Detention Center]
(ABC 6 News) – A man wanted in connection with a shooting that took place outside a Rochester gas station early Wednesday morning has been arrested.
38-year-old Lionell Bailey was arrested in Winona on Friday and is being held on charges of attempted murder, felon in possession of a firearm, second-degree assault, and reckless discharge of a firearm.
Police said it happened at 12:43 a.m. Wednesday at 7th St. and N. Broadway when a 42-year-old Rochester man was walking through the area of the Holiday Gas Station gas pumps. A passenger in the vehicle at one of the pumps began shooting and the victim fled on foot.
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Chief Franklin shares, “Multiple agencies and teams, including RPD’s Major Crimes Unit, Criminal Interdiction Unit and Technology Forensics Unit, demonstrated exemplary collaboration to quickly find the suspect.”
No one was injured in the shooting, however a residence was struck by two bullets.
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