The Brief
- A man is now facing charges for the shooting at the Maple Grove Benihana restaurant last month.
- Deontae Creshaun Allen Coney, 31, faces one count of assault in the second degree.
- The victim was shot through the groin but is expected to survive his injuries.
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A man appears to pull a gun from his “man purse” before opening fire inside the Benihana restaurant in Maple Grove, leaving one person shot through the groin last month, a new criminal complaint details.
Charges filed in Maple Grove Benihana shooting
What we know:
Deontae Creshaun Allen Coney, 31, of Brooklyn Park, is charged with one count of assault in the second degree for the shooting on Nov. 14 at the restaurant on Fountains Drive.
Coney was arrested on Tuesday in Inver Grove Heights and is being held in Hennepin County Jail on the charges.…