Minnesota Somali Gang Violence

Minnesota Somali Gang Violence

In the summer of 2013 shootings of 4 Somalis in Minneapolis and Burnville killed 3 in the worst wave of Somali violence since a string of shootings in 2007-2008 that killed seven over 10 months. Community activists are worried about gang violence even though authorities are not talking about gangs.

Reference

• Gang Wars fox twin cities
• Star Tribune Shootings targeting Somalis raise worries of gang war

.Timeline

Summer of 2013 

Fatal shootings of three young men this summer, 1 wounded 
Authorities are not calling shootings gang related but community is worried

• Thur Aug 29, 2013 A body of a Somali man was found in the road which may be connected to a Twin Cities gang war between two Somali gangs -- the Somali Outlaws and the Madhibaan with Attitude, or MWA.fox twin cities
• Aug. 13, someone shot and killed Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and wounded another man in a Burnsville townhouse complex.
• July 4, 2013 26-year-old Muhyadin Mohamud Farah of Minneapolis was fatally shot in the chest inside his apartment.
• June 1, 2013 Mohamed O. Aden, of Minneapolis, died after he was shot several times while seated in his car outside a party in northeast Minneapolis
• 2007-2008 there were seven gang-related deaths in a 10-month span.
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.Sources

Minnesota: Shootings targeting Somalis raise worries of gang war

www.hiiraan.com/.../minnesota_shootings_targeting_somalis_raise_worri...‎

Aug 31, 2013 - 13, someone shot Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and wounded another man in the Andrew's Pointe townhouse complex in the 2100 block of

1. Shootings targeting Somalis raise worries of gang war | Star Tribune

   www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/221883721.html‎

   
   

   Aug 31, 2013 - Abdirizak Bihi, a Somali community activist in Minneapolis ... 13, someone shot Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and wounded another man in  ...
2. Minnesota: Shootings targeting Somalis raise worries of gang war
3. www.hiiraan.com/.../minnesota_shootings_targeting_somalis_raise_worri...‎
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   Aug 31, 2013 - There's been a stronger sense of security among Somalis since the ...13, someone shot Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and wounded  ...

Shootings leave Somalis fearful of gang activity - NECN.com

www.necn.com/08/31/13/...leave-Somalis...-/landing_nation.html?&...‎

Aug 31, 2013 - But several members of the Somali community said they think there is... 13, someone shot and killed Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and

• fatal shootings of three young men this summer
• Somalis worried that gang activity is picking up among young people
• authorities have not said whether the deaths are gang-related.
• two in Minneapolis and one in Burnsville — have marked the worst string of violence among Somalis since a rash of gang-related killings in 2007 and 2008, the Star Tribune reported Saturday ( ).
• members of the Somali community said they think there is cause for concern.
• June 1, when Mohamed O. Aden, of Minneapolis, died after he was shot several times while seated in a car. 
• July, 26-year-old Muhyadin Mohamud Farah of Minneapolis was fatally shot in the chest inside his apartment. 
• On Aug. 13, someone shot and killed Abdifatah Ahmed Mahumod, 23, and wounded another man in a Burnsville townhouse complex.
• no criminal charges filed in any of the cases.
• 2007 and 2008, when there were seven gang-related deaths in a 10-month span.