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| Minnesota sheriff sparks fury by claiming his area has a Somali GANG problem |
| 2026-07-09 |
| [DM] A Minnesota sheriff is facing fierce backlash after delivering a rant linking deadly Fourth of July weekend gun violence to Somali youth gangs. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher ignited a political firestorm on Monday after declaring during a 'Live on Patrol' stream, that officials could no longer stay silent about what he described as 'a growing gang problem in the Twin Cities.' The explosive comments were launched on the 20-minute livestream after a holiday weekend marred by violence that investigators say were connected to rival Somali gangs. Standing alongside gang investigators and RCSO Somali gang investigator Jama Shine, Fletcher insisted it was time for an honest conversation. 'We can’t ignore it anymore,' the sheriff urged, as authorities warned the violence was putting entire neighborhoods at risk. Fletcher played a video from a double shooting on Saturday near the Quarry Shopping Center in northeast Minneapolis during the stream. 'We’ve got a huge list of criminal activity, but having said that, we’re not indicting the whole community,' Sheriff Fletcher said while sitting in his office addressing viewers. 'Before you start fixing the problem, first you have to identify what it is,' he later added in his speech, which has now accumulated tens of thousands of views. Another investigator addressing this issue, Ben Seidl, said he’s tracking at least a dozen Somali gangs in the Twin Cities and metro area, operating with roughly 300 members. Investigators say these gangs are unlike traditional criminal organizations built around drugs or organized crime. Instead, many are made up of teenagers and young adults whose personal disputes rapidly spiral into shootings. Authorities also warned that some suspects have been caught carrying illegally modified firearms capable of automatic fire, dramatically increasing the risk to innocent bystanders. Related: Twin Cities: 2026-06-28 Data Republican: A day in the life of someone who doesn't know he's a paid protester Twin Cities: 2026-06-05 Minnesota Target store converts fitting rooms into Muslim prayer spaces that shoppers are BANNED from using Twin Cities: 2026-06-04 Embarrassment of the Week: ‘Islamophobic' Killer Is Named… Yeah, You Guessed It Related: Somali gang 05/21/2026 Woman at Center of Minn. Fraud Case Gets Nearly 42 Years in Prison Somali gang 11/22/2025 Trump terminates deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota 'effective immediately' Somali gang 03/24/2024 Somali pirates return, adding to global shipping crisis Related: Bob Fletcher 08/31/2008 Buckets of urine, slingshots, anti-bus weapons seized in raid on anti-RNC protesters Bob Fletcher 08/30/2008 Police conduct preemptive raid on urine bucket anarchists in Twin Cities |
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