Somali Gangs Fire 100 Shots in Bloomington as Minnesota Officials Warn 300 Juveniles Are Involved
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
Somali Gangs Fire 100 Shots in Bloomington as Minnesota Officials Warn 300 Juveniles Are Involved
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
Summary
Nearly 100 shell casings were recovered after a Bloomington gunfight captured on home surveillance, part of a recent burst of Somali-American gang violence across the Twin Cities.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said the shootings have entered a retaliation cycle and warned the problem could deepen if the groups evolve into drug- and money-driven crime.
About 300 juveniles are involved, Fletcher estimated, urging jail and federal RICO cases for the most active offenders while blaming weak prosecution in neighboring Hennepin County.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office rejected claims it is soft on the cases, saying prosecutors work daily with law enforcement and pursue violent crime consistently regardless of race or ethnicity.
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said suspects from relatively affluent two-parent homes are using legally purchased firearms, underscoring officials’ concern that the violence is spreading beyond typical gang patterns.