Metro State lockdown: Man accused of shooting at mom after being thrown out of house

The Brief

  • A man is facing charges after police say he fired the shots that sparked a lockdown at Metro State University last week.
  • Elijah Lowe is charged with attempted murder and possession of a machine gun.
  • Lowe was apparently upset about being thrown out of the house by his mother.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) A man angry after getting thrown out of the house by his mother is accused of firing the shots that caused a lockdown at Metro State University in St. Paul last week.

Shooting near Metro State

The backstory:

Metro State was briefly placed on lockdown after the report of shots fired near the campus on Thursday afternoon.

The lockdown was issued around 12:40 p.m. and lifted around 1:06 p.m.

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