Forty-six agencies launch Twin Cities anti-gang effort
On Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, 46 local, state and federal agencies announced a coordinated framework to combat gang and group violence across the Twin Cities after a string of retaliatory shootings raised public safety concerns.[1]
Top law-enforcement leaders, including the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent, FBI and ATF special agents in charge, and Bloomington's police chief, are scheduled to outline the new strategy at a Monday news conference.[1]
Eden Prairie suspect Adam Abdihakeem Adam faces two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one riot count.[1] Four other people have been charged with third-degree riot, and all five are out on bond.[1] Investigators link shootings at Our Lady of Grace church in Edina, an Eden Prairie homecoming football game and a Bloomington residential neighborhood to Somali youth gang retaliation.[1]
The Bloomington incident is believed to have involved at least two gunmen and more than 100 rounds fired in a residential neighborhood.[1]
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- BCA reports 46 local, state and federal agencies have agreed to a new collaborative framework to address gang and group violence.
- The effort follows shootings in Edina (Our Lady of Grace church), Eden Prairie (homecoming football game), and Bloomington that investigators link to Somali youth gang retaliation.
- Eden Prairie suspect Adam Abdihakeem Adam is charged with two counts of second‑degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one riot count; four others face third‑degree riot charges, and all five are out on bond.
- A Bloomington shooting believed to be retaliation for the Eden Prairie incident involved at least two gunmen and more than 100 rounds fired in a residential neighborhood.
- Top law‑enforcement leaders, including the BCA superintendent, FBI and ATF SACs, and Bloomington’s police chief, are scheduled to outline the new strategy at a Monday news conference.
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