A Maple Grove restaurant, known for its dinner theatrics, became the scene of real-life drama last month after a shooting incident left patrons in shock and one individual injured. The Maple Grove Police Department, in a recent social media post, updated the public on the event that rattled the local community on November 14, 2025.
Investigators determined that the shooting at Benihana on Fountains Drive was not a random incident, and after an extensive operation, Deontae Coney, age 31, from Brooklyn Park, was charged with second-degree assault. Details provided by the authorities stated that the victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and, following treatment at a local hospital, was later released. According to the Maple Grove Police, Coney fled the scene before law enforcement arrived but was apprehended on December 23, 2025, by the South Metro SWAT Team and the Inver Grove Heights Police Department…