NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 15, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT: Wade Backstrom
218-726-2323 or backstromw@stlouiscountymn.gov
Adrien Marie Gunderson Sentenced
Court file #69VI-CR-24-948
Today, before the Honorable Michelle Anderson, Adrien Marie Gunderson, 41, was sentenced to 58 months prison for Felony Drive by Shooting Toward Occupied Building, announced St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki. Although the plea agreement allowed Ms. Gunderson to argue for a departure from the Minnesota sentencing guidelines, Judge Anderson denied the request and granted the State’s request for a prison sentence.
Ms. Gunderson previously entered a guilty plea at a hearing on February 23, 2026, during which she admitted that on September 2, 2024, she fired multiple gunshots at the front door of the Hells Angels Clubhouse located in Eveleth. Camera footage established that Ms. Gunderson exited a vehicle, approached the front door of the clubhouse, and fired multiple shots. Officers located fourteen 9mm casings scattered around the street and sidewalk in front of the clubhouse, bullet holes on the front door of the clubhouse, and apparent bullet damage inside the front entryway of the clubhouse.
“In indiscriminately shooting at an occupied building, Ms. Gunderson endangered everyone inside,” said County Attorney Maki. “We are grateful that Judge Anderson recognized the seriousness of the conduct and denied Ms. Gunderson’s request for leniency. Ms. Gunderson’s acts showed no concern for the wellbeing of others, and behavior like this requires incarceration for public safety.”
The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office thanks the Eveleth Police Department and the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office for their thorough investigation of this matter.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant St. Louis County Attorney Chris Florey.
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