A St. Paul man convicted of attempted murder after firing multiple shots at his mother in front of Metro State University in May was sentenced to nine years in prison in U.S. District Court.

Elijah D. Lowe (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)

On the morning of May 1, 2025, Elijah Dontrel Lowe, 22, and his mother got into an argument and she told her son to leave her house and not return. Lowe gathered his belongings and left on foot.

A short time later, around 12:30 p.m., the mother drove away. She saw her son standing in a parking lot at 674 E. Sixth St., across the street from Metro State University. She rolled down her window and yelled, telling her son not to come home.

Lowe allegedly became angry and pulled out a gun, shooting and striking her vehicle. The shooting led the nearby university to temporarily lock down.

Upon questioning by police, “Lowe claimed he became so upset he blacked out. When asked how many times he had shot at his mother Lowe said he thought 10 or 11 times.”

Lowe has four prior felonies: two possession of a firearm by an ineligible person, one first-degree aggravated robbery, and one robbery. He had been released from the Minnesota Department of Corrections on Feb. 27.

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