Woman Charged in Minneapolis Nightclub Mass Shooting That Left 9 Wounded
Hennepin County Jail Booking Photo
Published: October 7th 2026.
MINNEAPOLIS MN - A 21-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a July mass shooting outside a Minneapolis nightclub that left nine people wounded, including at least one person who prosecutors say was critically injured and may be permanently paralyzed.
Veronica Marie Brown is charged in Hennepin County District Court with felony dangerous weapons — drive-by shooting toward a person — and felony second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm. Both charges carry a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison.
The charges stem from a July 19 shooting outside Reign Nightclub in Minneapolis.
According to the criminal complaint, officers responding to reports of a mass shooting found nine people suffering from gunshot wounds. Prosecutors said additional medical records were still pending when the complaint was filed, but at least one victim suffered critical injuries and may be permanently paralyzed.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and allege shots were fired from the passenger side of a black Infiniti that did not have a front license plate. Officers recovered discharged cartridge casings, live ammunition and part of a firearm magazine from the scene.
Investigators determined that four firearms had been discharged, according to the complaint.
Authorities allege the shooting may have been connected to an assault the previous evening at Vanquish nightclub. The complaint states several people wounded outside Reign had allegedly participated in that earlier assault, in which Brown's boyfriend was identified as the victim.
Investigators identified a 2016 Infiniti Q50 as the vehicle allegedly used in the shooting. The vehicle's registered owner told investigators she had sold it to Brown through Facebook, according to the complaint.
Police also obtained video allegedly showing the vehicle after the shooting, with Brown in the passenger seat and her boyfriend also inside.
Evidence recovered from the shooting scene was submitted to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for forensic testing.
According to prosecutors, Brown was included in DNA mixtures recovered from live cartridges, a magazine and discharged cartridge casings. The complaint states BCA scientists determined it was 100 billion times more likely that Brown and two other individuals contributed to the DNA profile found on the discharged casings than three unknown, unrelated individuals.
The complaint does not, however, state that Brown was identified on surveillance video as the person who fired a gun during the shooting. The drive-by shooting charge alleges Brown either acted herself or intentionally aided or conspired with another person in committing the offense.
Brown was later arrested. During an interview with investigators, prosecutors allege she said she did not remember purchasing the vehicle and did not recall what she was doing at the time of the shooting.
Prosecutors are requesting high bail, citing the nature of the allegations.
The state also noted that surveillance footage showed more than 100 people outside Reign at the time of the gunfire and alleges the shooting posed an exceptional danger to public safety.
Prosecutors indicated the case could be amended to add charges corresponding to additional victims as investigators obtain further medical records.
Brown is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. The allegations contained in the criminal complaint represent the prosecution's version of events and have not been proven at trial.