by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
A St. Cloud man was arrested in Sartell on the evening of March 31 and is expected to be charged with first-degree assault and second-degree attempted murder in a shooting incident that happened the day before in St. Cloud.
Nathaniel Leon Smith, 18, is accused of shooting Antoine Dajuan Fair, 21, multiple times in the head and neck at a residence in the 100 block of 18th Ave. N. in St. Cloud.
Fair remains in the hospital in serious condition.
According to the law-enforcement report, Smith admitted to shooting Fair.
An investigation into the shooting is underway by the St. Cloud Police Department assisted by the Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force and the St. Cloud Police Department’s Patrol Unit.
The SCPD said the shooting was not random and the public was not in danger.
Anyone with information about the shooting or those involved should call the SCPD at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers, where tips can be left anonymously, at 320-255-1301 or online at: www.tricountycrimestoppers.org.
Crime tips can also be texted to that website. To do so, enter 274637 into the destination box under “Crimes.” Then to start text with TRITIP, enter a space, then type in the tip information.
Nathaniel Leon Smith
