Court Hearings Held In January Shooting Incident Near Grand Forks Hotel

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Two teens facing a laundry list of charges for a shooting near Americas Best Value Inn in Grand Forks have preliminary hearings in court.

The hearing for 16-year-old Mason Allery was waved and he’ll be back in court on July 31.

The hearing for 18-year-old Walker Poitra was moved to June 20.

Both teens are now being tried as adults and are each charged with five counts of attempted murder and five counts of reckless endangerment in addition to other counts.

On January 3, police were called to the 1000 block of 42nd Street North for a report of gunshots.

Witnesses say Poitra fired several shots at a vehicle with five people inside.

Two people were treated for non-life threatening injuries.