Man Admits Fleeing Police After Rochester Double Shooting
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - One of the men arrested after a shooting outside a northwest Rochester restaurant earlier this year has pleaded guilty.
Police Chase Connected to Shooting Investigation.
Twenty-two-year-old Cabdulqaadir Axmed Ciise was accused of leading Rochester police on a high-speed chase while transporting the man charged with shooting and wounding two people in the parking lot of Rooster’s Bar and Grill on the night of May 24. Ciise has pleaded guilty to a felony count of fleeing police and is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
Police say the pursuit reached 70 mph in residential areas.
According to the criminal complaint, Rochester police were looking for 27-year-old Luke Giwa after he was identified as the suspect in the shooting. Officers then spotted a car with expired registration leaving Giwa’s residence. When an officer attempted a traffic stop, the court document says the driver turned off the headlights and sped away, reaching speeds of 70 mph in residential areas.
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Police PIT Maneuver Ends Pursuit
The court document says the pursuit eventually ended when police successfully executed a pursuit intervention technique, or PIT maneuver, causing the fleeing vehicle to enter a ditch near 55th Street and Fairway Drive Northwest.
Charges Against Shooting Suspect
The criminal case against Giwa is still pending. He is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, and illegal possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence.
Confrontation Led to Gunfire in Restaurant Parking Lot
The charges against Giwa allege that he shot two women during a confrontation outside the restaurant. One victim suffered gunshot wounds to her abdomen and arm. The other was treated for what court documents describe as bullet graze wounds to her ankle and upper leg.
Giwa remains in custody at the Olmsted County Jail, with conditional bail set at $250,000.
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