A 31-year-old man in Minnesota is accused of trying to kill his roommate, allegedly shooting the 44-year-old multiple times while he slept.

Austin Robert Gerads was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count each of attempted second-degree murder, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and fleeing a police officer by means other than a motor vehicle, records show.

Officers with the St. Cloud Police Department responded to a residence in the 800 block of 8th Avenue South at about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday after receiving reports of a possible shooting, St. Paul ABC affiliate KSTP reported .

Upon arriving at the address, first responders said they located two injured men, ages 44 and 55. The men claimed their roommate, Gerads, had attacked them.

According to the vic

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