Public Information Officers:

Joyce Lorenz
612-220-6612 

Katie Bengtson
612-743-0291

Eden Prairie, Minn. – At approximately 5:09 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Eden Prairie Police received a 911 call requesting a welfare check on an individual in the parking lot at Jerry’s Foods (9625 Anderson Lakes Parkway).

Responding officers discovered the individual next to a parked semi-truck, suffering from severe head trauma and a gunshot wound to the head. The victim, a 58-year-old male from River Falls, Wis., was conscious and transported to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he remains hospitalized.

While investigating the incident, Eden Prairie Police were notified of an adult male, who had been encountered by the Minnesota State Patrol while walking along Highway 169 North, and was being interviewed by the Bloomington Police Department.

After it was determined the individual may have been involved in the shooting, Eden Prairie Police arrested 28-year-old Kelly Neal Anderson of Albertville, Minn. under probable cause for Attempted Second Degree Murder, First Degree Aggravated Robbery and First Degree Assault.

Investigators later recovered a handgun believed to be involved in the shooting, near the area where the victim was found.

Evidence indicates Anderson and the victim were unknown to one another, and the injuries sustained by the victim were the result of an attempted robbery.

Anderson is currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail and the case has been referred to the Hennepin County Attorney for a charging decision. Eden Prairie Police are unable to release any additional information at this time; requests for further information should be directed to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.