Shooter convicted in St. Paul drive-by

October 29, 2016 at 1:53AM

Jurors convicted a Little Canada man Friday of all 20 felony charges filed against him in a fatal drive-by shooting in St. Paul.

De'Aries C. Collins, 22, was convicted in Ramsey County District Court of fatally shooting Emmett L. Wilson-Shaw on Oct. 15, 2015.

Collins' convictions included multiple counts of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, aiding and abetting crime committed for the benefit of a gang, attempted second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree assault, among other counts.

According to the criminal complaint filed against Collins: Wilson-Shaw, 24, was a "high-ranking" East Side Boyz gang member. He was walking across the Earl Street Bridge with four friends when several shots were fired from a vehicle passing by at 7:11 p.m.

Police arrested the driver of the vehicle, who identified Collins as the shooter.

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Chao Xiong

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Chao Xiong was the Hennepin County Courts reporter for the Star Tribune. He previously covered Ramsey County courts, St. Paul police, the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis.

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