A 21-year-old Woodbury man has been charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after a driver was shot in the arm during an alleged confrontation in south Minneapolis on October 6. The felony complaint, filed in Hennepin County District Court, names Corey Joseph Olson and alleges the shooting occurred after a group stopped to get food.
Shooting Reported Before Dawn
The complaint, as described by MN Crime, says officers were notified of a shooting at about 4:30 a.m. on October 6. The driver realized he had been shot in the right upper arm and drove himself to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina. A case page maintained by mncrime.com also lists the incident at approximately 4:30 a.m.
According to the complaint account reported by MN Crime, the driver told investigators he was driving a Jeep with a front-seat passenger when they picked up Olson. The driver said he saw Olson with a firearm and wanted to get away from him because he was armed and behaving erratically.
A Food Run Turns Violent
The group had gone to NY Gyro for food, the outlet reported, citing the complaint. After they parked, Olson got out of the Jeep, and the driver and passenger locked the doors, according to the driver's account in the complaint.
The complaint alleges Olson tried to re-enter the locked Jeep, then knocked on the front passenger window while holding a gun and fired into the vehicle, striking the driver in the right upper arm. The driver drove away and later took himself to the hospital after realizing he had been hit.
Jeep Found Riddled Outside ER
Officers found the Jeep outside the hospital emergency-room entrance with a shattered rear windshield and a bullet hole in the front passenger window, according to MN Crime's account of the complaint. The driver was treated for a gunshot wound to his right upper arm and described the firearm to officers as a semiautomatic weapon with a possible rainbow-colored slide.
The driver showed officers a phone photo of Olson, and investigators identified him by comparing it with his driver's-license photo, the outlet reported. Officers later found and arrested Olson, who was taken to the Hennepin County jail, according to the same account.
Bail Set at $200,000
A judge ordered Olson held, with bail set at $200,000, MN Crime reported. The case page lists its most recent update as November 9.
The November 5 complaint lists one felony count. Under Minnesota Statutes section 609.222, assault with a dangerous weapon that causes substantial bodily harm carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a fine of up to $20,000, or both.
Citywide Shooting Trends
For broader context, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said gunshot-wound victims in the city were down 18% in 2025 compared with 2024, according to FOX 9. That citywide figure does not explain the circumstances of this individual case.
The case is being handled in Hennepin County District Court, part of Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District.
