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An 18-year-old St. Paul man has been charged in connection with the 

New Year's Eve shooting at the Mall of America

Kahlil M. Wiley was charged with two counts of second-degree assault in Hennepin County District Court.

Wiley is accused of opening fire on the third floor of the mall and shooting at a man who Wiley told police had chased him and a friend earlier in the day at the mall. Wiley told police he got scared when the man moved toward him and pulled out his handgun.

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According to the criminal complaint, Wiley fired a single shot, which went through the first man's leg, deflected off a metal railing and hit another man in the left shoulder.

Wiley is expected to make his first court appearance Friday.

Another person had been arrested, but Hennepin county Attorney Mike Freeman said Wednesday there was not enough evidence to charge the man with aiding and abetting. 

The shooting last week forced the Bloomington mega mall to close for the evening as people were beginning to celebrate the holiday. 

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Kahlil M. Wiley is accused of opening fire on the third floor of the mall and shooting at a man on New Year’s Eve. 

An 18-year-old is charged in Mall of America shooting

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