Man gets over 38 years for Kandiyohi County crime spree that killed 1, injured another

A man was sentenced to over 38 years on Monday for shooting two men in Kandiyohi County, leaving 55-year-old Jerome Skluzacek dead.

Ameer Musa Matariyeh, 27, was sentenced to 25.5 years (306 months) for the murder of Skluzacek, and nearly 13 years (153 months) for the attempted murder of a second victim. The two sentences will be served consecutively. Matariyeh was given 397 days of credit toward the sentence for the attempted murder charge.

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One count of first-degree assault and one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle were dismissed at sentencing.

The crime spree began in Minneapolis when officers responded to a report of a man firing shots from the top floor of an apartment building.

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Matariyeh’s ex-girlfriend told police that she and a man were in the apartment when Matariyeh came over, and they started arguing, court documents state. He asked his ex if she was dating the man who was over and reportedly pointed a gun at them both several times. At one point, court documents state he held a gun to the woman’s head.

The woman and man left the apartment building, and Matariyeh shot at their vehicle.

He then left and drove to Kandiyohi County, where deputies learned of a stolen White Chevy Malibu that had been taken at gunpoint.

A few minutes later, dispatch said the suspect was at a home along Highway 7 in Lake Lillian, and a man had been shot in his chest. When police arrived, they found two cars in the driveway and a man who was getting treatment for a gunshot injury in his upper right shoulder area.

The man’s wife said she was inside the home when the shooting happened, according to the complaint. She told police she saw a white car parked between their two cars after looking out the window when she heard popping sounds and arguing. That’s when she said her husband came into the home and told her to “get his gun” since he had been shot.

Police continued chasing Matariyeh and saw him approach a green pickup truck. He then got out of the Malibu with a handgun, opened the door of the truck, and shot the driver in the head.

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