Eric Gerardo Muniz is facing two counts of second-degree attempted murder and two accounts of assault

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Eric Gerardo Muniz is facing two counts of second-degree attempted murder and two accounts of assault. According to the criminal complaint, the shooting was gang related. 16-year-old has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting two teenagers outside Southdale Shopping Center on Feb. 27Edina Police responded to a report of shots fired outside Southdale in the J.C. Penney parking lot. Two people, ages 18 and 15, were shot. One was hit in the leg and the other was hit in the stomach. Neither sustained life-threatening injuries. Court documents said one of the victims told police he was apart of the "Vatos Locos" criminal gang and that he was shot by a rival "Surenos 13" gang member. A witness at the scene was able to identify the shooter and directed officers to where Muniz lived, according to the criminal complaint. When police interviewed Muniz he admitted he shot the victims with a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun. Muniz showed police where he hid the gun after the shooting. Members of the Minnesota Gang Strike Force assisted police in identifying Muniz and the rival gang connection. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is considering trying the suspect as an adult.