A Minneapolis man is facing several felony charges after he allegedly stole a rental car and pointed a firearm at the St. Paul police officers who tracked him down and shot him in the leg.
Court records show Elliot Samuels Vaughn, 32, faces counts of first-degree assault against a peace officer, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and theft of a motor vehicle.
A criminal complaint alleges Vaughn broke open a lockbox holding the keys to a Buick rental car and stole it from a Minneapolis parking garage on Friday morning. The rental car company noted that two other cars were stolen around the same time…