A woman survived a dozen gunshots during a home invasion by her ex-boyfriend, who authorities say was involved in another recent shooting.
Tylynne Lashawn Wilson, 40, of Maple Grove, was arrested Friday and charged with premeditated first- and second-degree attempted murder in Hennepin County District Court in connection with the shooting that occurred in front of their baby last Monday at the woman's apartment on Minneapolis' North Side, authorities said.
Wilson allegedly kicked in her door on Oliver Avenue N. around 10:20 a.m., according to the charges. The victim told police that he "kept shooting until he was out of bullets."
In her statement, she said they were arguing in a phone call earlier in the day about a shooting that occurred Oct. 3, when she said Wilson shot at her current boyfriend several times. After she hung up the phone, she could hear him break in and she ran upstairs to her bedroom.
He entered the room, and their 1-year-old daughter was "excited to see her father and went to stand by him at the foot of the bed," according to the charges. That's when he fired off 12 shots at the victim, who said that he told her he was going to kill them because "she disrespected him."
Wilson fled the scene and a warrant was issued. Minneapolis police arrested him Friday afternoon and he remains in custody at Hennepin County jail. Prosecutors have asked for a $2 million bail.
The woman is in stable condition after being rushed into surgery. Police responding that morning to a report of a home invasion found her "lying on the floor in a bedroom … [and her] young child was on the floor next to her. Victim was severely wounded and was fading."
Wilson has a court appearance Monday in connection with the Oct. 3 shooting. In that case, he is charged with second-degree assault and felony discharge of a firearm.
