April 21, 2009
JOY POWELL
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
A 29-year-old Los Angeles man, Keng Nera, was arraigned Tuesday in Dakota County District Court for allegedly exchanging gunfire with another man during a Cambodian festival attended by about 2,000 people in Hampton on Saturday. Nobody was injured.
Bail was set at $150,000 for Nera, who was charged with second-degree assault and discharging a pistol where it endangered public safety. Bail will be reduced to $100,000 if he meets conditions, including staying away from gangs, alcohol and the Watt Munisotaram Temple, just off Hwy. 50. Several cars were struck by bullets when eight to 10 shots were fired in the temple's parking lot about 3:30 p.m., authorities said. Nera was arrested later Saturday.
Authorities are looking for at least one other man. They surmise that the shooting could be tied to gangs. Anyone with information is asked to call the Dakota County Sheriff's Office at 651-438-4720 or the TIPS line at 651-438-8477.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Gunfire exchanged at Cambodian temple in Dakota County
04/20/2009
By Frederick Melo
fmelo@pioneerpress.com
Pioneer Press (Minnesota, USA)
By Frederick Melo
fmelo@pioneerpress.com
Pioneer Press (Minnesota, USA)
A 29-year-old man is behind bars in connection with a shooting outside a Cambodian temple in southern Dakota County on Saturday.
Nera Keng was booked into the Dakota County Jail in Hastings at 10 p.m. Saturday on probable cause of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and recklessly discharging a pistol.
The Dakota County Sheriff's office said approximately 2,000 people were congregating at the temple to celebrate the Cambodian New Year's festival when two people exchanged gunfire in the adjacent parking lot. Multiple shots were fired and cars were struck but no one was hit. It happened at 3:36 p.m.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office, and additional suspects are being sought. The temple is located on 220th Street East in Hampton.
The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information to call their tip line at 651-438-TIPS (8477).
Frederick Melo can be reached at 651-228-2172.
Nera Keng was booked into the Dakota County Jail in Hastings at 10 p.m. Saturday on probable cause of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and recklessly discharging a pistol.
The Dakota County Sheriff's office said approximately 2,000 people were congregating at the temple to celebrate the Cambodian New Year's festival when two people exchanged gunfire in the adjacent parking lot. Multiple shots were fired and cars were struck but no one was hit. It happened at 3:36 p.m.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation, according to the sheriff's office, and additional suspects are being sought. The temple is located on 220th Street East in Hampton.
The sheriff's office is asking anyone with information to call their tip line at 651-438-TIPS (8477).
Frederick Melo can be reached at 651-228-2172.
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