Woman charged with shooting at motorists in St. Paul and Maplewood

Latoya Weston was in the Ramsey County jail awaiting a court date.

December 16, 2021 at 8:20PM
Latoya Weston (Ramsey County Sheriff's Office/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A woman suspected of indiscriminately shooting at cars over the past few months has been arrested and charged with four counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Several tips from the public led investigators to Latoya Weston, who was arrested about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at her residence in West St. Paul, according to Ramsey County jail records and St. Paul police.

Police had asked the public for help in identifying and finding Weston, and "two of the tips were spot-on and very helpful," said police spokesman Steve Linders.

Weston, 44, declined to give a statement to police, Linders said.

Weston is accused of shooting at a vehicle with children inside on Oct. 19 at University Avenue and Dale Street, Linders said.

She also is accused of shooting at another driver on July 1 in Maplewood near the intersection of Beam Avenue and Hwy. 61.

Weston remained in jail Thursday and has not been assigned a court date.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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