The request follows a shooting outside an Eden Prairie High School homecoming football game involving more than 150 people, which forced the event to shut down and the subsequent homecoming dance to be cancelled. Other violence includes a shooting near a church in Edina. While Eden Prairie Mayor Ron Case proposed a youth intervention task force, Republican Tom Emmer described the instability as a national security issue in areas where the white population has dropped from 80% in 2010 to 47%. A Somali community leader has since urged officials to focus on solutions rather than political rhetoric.
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MN Police Seek Regional Gang Unit After 3 Somali Shootings
US Politics14 days ago
Authorities in the Twin Cities suburbs are pushing for a coordinated police response to address a wave of gun violence linked to Somali gangs. Minnesota law enforcement officials are calling for a regional task force to combat a surge in shootouts, including 3 gang-related incidents reported within a 4 day period in the state's first-ring suburbs.
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