A teenager admitted that he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend with a stolen gun inside his van parked outside her Fridley home, dumped her out of the vehicle and sped away, according to a charging document filed Tuesday.
Fenan A. Uso of Fridley was charged by juvenile petition in Anoka County District Court with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the shooting Thursday afternoon of Jayden L. Kline, 18, in the 4500 block of NE. 3rd Street.
Uso, who attended Fridley High School, appeared in court late Tuesday morning and remains in custody before another hearing on Jan. 5. A message was left with his attorney seeking a response to the allegations.
The County Attorney's Office has indicated to the court that it intends to have Uso prosecuted in adult court, where any sentence upon conviction would be more severe than in juvenile court.
According to the charging document:
Fridley police were dispatched shortly before 4 p.m. regarding what initially was reported as a hit-and-run crash and saw Kline on the pavement on the street near her family's driveway. Law enforcement soon determined that Kline had been shot. Emergency medical responders took her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Kline's mother told police that her daughter had been at the mall with Uso that afternoon.
Brandon Kline, Jayden's older brother, shared with police that he heard a loud noise and looked out a window and saw her down on the street.