Minn. teen indicted in Lake Elmo shooting death
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An Oakdale teenager accused of fatally shooting a man for spare car parts faces stiffer charges.
A grand jury has indicted 19-year-old Dao Xiong on a first-degree murder charge. Bail is set at $2 million.
Xiong originally was charged with second-degree murder in the September death of 33-year-old Youa Lor of St. Paul. A first-degree murder conviction carries a life sentence in Minnesota.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports 19-year-old Keng Thao of Maplewood also is charged in Lor's death. Thao faces one count of second-degree murder.
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According to the complaint, Xiong and Thao met with Lor ostensibly to buy a car that he had listed for sale on Craigslist.
After a test drive, Lor was shot and left in a ditch in Lake Elmo. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Xiong and Thao are in the Washington County Jail.
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Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press
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