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Savage man charged in I-35E Eagan road-rage shooting

Antonio Carlos Grajeda Jr., 20, of Savage was charged Wednesday with five felonies, including drive-by shooting and assault, in Dakota County over a July 11 I-35E road-rage shooting in Eagan.[1]

The July 11 incident occurred about 5:16 p.m. on I-35E northbound near Deerwood Drive and Diffley Road in Eagan.[1] Shots were fired at a woman's vehicle and at a gray sedan carrying two men, authorities said.[1]

Authorities say investigators tied a white Ford F-150 to the shooting using traffic-camera footage and cell-phone location data that placed Grajeda at the scene.[1] Police also pointed to surveillance video showing post-incident damage and cleanup and to a truck tailgate with suspected bullet holes seized from a storage unit.[1]

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  • Antonio Carlos Grajeda Jr., 20, of Savage is charged with five felonies, including drive-by shooting and assault, in Dakota County.
  • The July 11 incident occurred about 5:16 p.m. on I-35E northbound near Deerwood Drive and Diffley Road in Eagan and involved shots fired at both a woman’s vehicle and a gray sedan carrying two men.
  • Evidence tying Grajeda to the shooting includes traffic-camera footage of his white Ford F-150, cell-phone location data placing him at the scene, surveillance video showing post-incident damage and cleanup, and a truck tailgate with suspected bullet holes seized from his storage unit.

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August 19, 2026