Timothy Amacher sentenced to 18 years for attempted murder of forensic scientist
MINNEAPOLIS -- The man convicted of the attempted murder of a forensic scientist with the Minneapolis Police Department was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his crime.
Timothy Amacher was sentenced in court Monday morning.
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In April, officers were dispatched at 7:33 p.m. to a supervised parenting center in Minneapolis near Malcolm and University avenues on the report of a shooting. There, officers found 33-year-old Nicole Lenway suffering from a gunshot wound to the right side of her neck and right forearm.
Lenway had been shot while she was picking up her 5-year-old child, whom she shares with Amacher. She suffered numerous internal injuries due to the gunshot wound to her neck and a "through and through" gunshot wound to her arm, but survived.
In a search warrant executed at Amacher's St. Paul residence, authorities recovered multiple firearms and .380 discharged cartridge cases that were fired from the same gun used in the April 20 shooting, according to the complaint. A .380 pistol was not found.
Amacher could face up to life in prison on the attempted murder charge.
Amacher's girlfriend at the time, Colleen Larson, also faces attempted murder charges. She's due in court for pre-trial on Friday.
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