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Complaint: 11-month-old injured after fireworks set off in Eagan movie theater

According to a criminal complaint, an 18-year-old is facing five charges after lighting a firework and throwing it into a movie theater.

EAGAN, Minn. — Editor's note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 on July 13, 2022.

Eagan police have made an arrest in connection with an incident earlier this month where fireworks were ignited inside the Emagine Movie Theater.

According to a statement from the police department, an 18-year-old was taken into police custody on Tuesday, July 19 on pending charges.

On Thursday, July 21, a criminal complaint identified the suspect as Khalid Hassan, of Eagan, Minnesota.

Documents filed in Dakota County show Hassan was charged with five counts: one count of threats of violence, two counts of criminal damage to property in the first degree, third-degree assault and fifth-degree assault.

According to the criminal complaint, during a Miranda interview Hassan admitted to lighting a firework and throwing it into a movie theater on July 12, and identified himself in video footage from the incident.

About 40 people were inside the movie theater when the fireworks went off, court documents said, and at least two people were injured, including an 11-month-old baby.

Hassan's next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 16.

    

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