Golden Valley police arrested a man for first-degree assault after a Dec 5, 2024 shooting incident at a Golden Valley home.
At 8:53 pm Dec 5, police responded to reports of a male going from house to house banging on doors in the 5200 block of Circle Down in Golden Valley. According to Golden Valley Police Chief Virgil Green, officers found Niko Antonio Boyer, who appeared to be under the influence of some type of drugs, and transported him to a local hospital.
Meanwhile, medical personnel at North Memorial Health-Maple Grove Hospital reported a patient who said she had been shot at a house in Golden Valley. Green said Kimberly Kay Landa told Golden Valley police she was shot in the leg by Boyer at a friend’s house at 5200 Circle Down. Officers detained several people in the house while Golden Valley detectives obtained a warrant to search for the weapon.
Green said Landa is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital, while Boyer was treated and released from the hospital Dec 6 and booked into the Hennepin County Detention Center. The St Louis Park Police Department and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office assisted Golden Valley with the investigation.