John Nagel Blasts Ilhan Omar Over Somali Gang Violence and Immigration Probe as 100 Rounds Fired
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
John Nagel Blasts Ilhan Omar Over Somali Gang Violence and Immigration Probe as 100 Rounds Fired
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29
Summary
John Nagel, a retired state trooper challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minnesota’s 5th District, used a new campaign broadside to fault Omar and local leaders over Somali gang violence and a federal immigration-fraud probe.
Nagel tied his attack to recent Twin Cities incidents, including a homecoming shooting at Eden Prairie High School that injured 2 people and a later Bloomington gas-station shooting in which more than 100 rounds were fired.
He also pointed to the FBI’s Oct. 7 arrest of 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud in an alleged Mall of America terror plot, arguing Minneapolis faces both a terrorism threat and gun-running gangs.
Calling for a gang task force, Nagel said officials had long resisted labeling the problem Somali gang violence and claimed Omar could quickly dispel doubts about her immigration status by releasing documentation.
The remarks sharpen his underdog challenge against Omar a month before the midterm election, folding public-safety fears and the congresswoman’s legal scrutiny into a single campaign message.
Are Twin Cities shootings being driven by a small network of retaliatory gangs—and can a regional task force stop them without stigmatizing Somali Americans?
How are stolen guns, social-media feuds, and illegal Glock switches making loose youth gangs far deadlier in the Twin Cities?