Man sentenced to 8 years for shooting at National Guard members in Minneapolis
This image shows a bullet hole in a National Guard vehicle after shots were fired Sunday morning in north Minneapolis.[Courtesy of Minnesota National Guard]
The 28-year-old man who shot at National Guard members in April in north Minneapolis was sentenced to eight years on Monday.
According to court documents, 28-year-old Andrew Thomas is sentenced to 96 months (8 years) at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud for assault with a dangerous weapon, drive-by shooting and illegal possession of a firearm.
A criminal complaint says at about 4:20 a.m. Sunday, a team of National Guard soldiers and a Minneapolis police officer had multiple shots fired at them near Penn Avenue North and West Broadway Avenue.
Two soldiers suffered minor injuries from the incident.
Police then stopped Thomas for a traffic stop after his vehicle matched the suspect vehicle in the shooting.
After receiving a warrant, officers later executed a search of the vehicle and found two firearms, ammunition and two cartridge casings, according to the complaint.
Thomas has received 100 days credit for time served.