A 28-year-old South St. Paul man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in last year’s shootings of two men at a Dollar Tree store in Burnsville.
Grant David Hendrickson on Nov. 7 fatally shot 69-year-old Donald Joseph Hortsch of Rosemount, who died of a bullet wound to the head, and injured a 26-year-old man, who was left paralyzed, Dakota County prosecutors said.
The shootings followed a dispute in the store involving Hendrickson, his girlfriend and a store employee, according to a criminal complaint.
The shooting victims were store customers who did not know Hendrickson, the complaint said.
A 16-member Dakota County grand jury indicted Hendrickson for first- and second-degree charges of murder, attempted murder and assault, as well as possession of a pistol by a prohibited person.
Dakota County District Judge Michael Mayer accepted the guilty pleas Tuesday and scheduled Hendrickson’s sentencing for June 19 in Hastings. Hendrickson remains in custody without bail pending his sentencing.
“We are pleased to have brought this man to justice for this violent and senseless crime,” Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom said in a statement Tuesday.