“Somali culture night event” at Minneapolis school:
As one officer approached the southwest corner of the school, he heard gunshots and saw a muzzle flash near the intersection of Busch Terrace and Pleasant Avenue. The shooting suspect, another 16-year-old boy, was arrested and officers recovered a Glock handgun with a 50-round drum magazine, O’Hara said.
Three bullet casings were found at the scene, which was taped off by officers.
The school was having a Somali culture night event, student Teddy Klarkowski said near the shooting scene.
“We just saw people running through the street,” he said. “We heard gunshots, I wasn’t sure how many shots there were.”
A 17-year-old boy who was running with the shooting suspect was detained, but O’Hara said it’s undetermined if he will face charges. The chief was unsure what or who the suspect was firing at, or if the two caught were connected to starting the fight.
The stabbing suspect remains at large, O’Hara said.
Well, I suppose it was authentic Somali culture. The 50 round drum magazine on a handgun is a tribute to Somali marksmanship.