Woman Charged In Connection With Rochester Shooting Investigation

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Bail has been set at $100,000 for a Rochester woman who was found suffering from a gunshot wound last fall.

According to court records, Rochester police officers responded to a report of a shooting around 3 AM on November 24, 2024 and came upon 29-year-old Emina Sabackic, who had been shot in her lower body. The officers reported that she described how she had been shot by one or more males at a location in northwest Rochester.

The criminal complaint against her also states that she told the officers that she remembered picking up a gun that had fallen to the ground and that her DNA would be found on the weapon. A semi-automatic Glock handgun was recovered at the scene and it was determined that it had been stolen in Minneapolis.

According to the criminal complaint, 3 days prior to the shooting, a search warrant was executed at Sabackic's residence in southeast Rochester and a box of 9 mm ammunition was found in the living room. A number of loose rounds were found in her bedroom.

The court document says a witness told police that Sabackic was in possession of the gun that was used in the shooting 3 days before it occurred. The witness also told investigators that Sabackic had purchased the firearm from a juvenile living in southeast Rochester, a claim that the criminal complaint says was supported by messages between Sabackic and the juvenile that were found on her cell phone.

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Because she was previously convicted of felony assault charges as a juvenile, Sabakic is prohibited from possessing any firearms and/or ammunition as a person previously convicted of a crime of violence. She now faces a felony count of illegal possession of a firearm.