A man has been charged in connection with a shooting at the Nicollet Mall light rail station in August, after he was arrested by Metro Transit police on Wednesday.
Michael Anthony Brown Jr., 37, is being held at Hennepin County Jail charged with 2nd-degree assault after allegedly shooting someone at the station on Aug. 27.
According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to the station on 5th Street North, after receiving a report that someone had been shot on the platform.
When they arrived, officers saw the victim lying down in a pool of blood and saw blood coming from his right leg, and was taken to a hospital.
The victim told officers he had gotten into a heated argument with Brown as they got off the train, where Brown called him a “pedophile” for allegedly looking at another woman at the station suggestively.
Eyewitnesses corroborated this event, with one telling officers she saw the two men arguing and exiting the train before Brown shot the victim. Another eyewitness detailed what Brown was wearing: a high-visibility orange shirt, a hat, and all-black clothing.