Posted on 06/17/2025 6:11:48 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson says: “High school graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage. A time for friends and family to come together to celebrate one of life’s major milestones. To bring machineguns and violence to such a ceremony is immoral and shameful. On behalf of all Minnesotans, I want to express a sense of moral outrage at these crimes and assure the public that the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Sure, he is full of “moral outrage,” but will Thompson address the culture of violence that Minnesota officials have unwisely brought into their state? Not on your life.
“Two Men Charged Federally with Possession of Machineguns related to Graduation Ceremony Shootings,” Justice Department, June 11, 2025:
St. Paul, Minn. – Hamza Abdirashiid Said, 20, and Amiir Mawlid Ali, 18, have been charged federally with unlawfully possessing machineguns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson.
According to court documents, on May 30, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., University of Minnesota Police (UMPD) responded to a report of a shooting at the Mariucci Arena on the University of Minnesota Campus. The arena was hosting the Wayzata High School graduation ceremony at the time of the shooting, with numerous pedestrians and attendees outside. Officers found a chaotic scene in which two victims—both attendees of the graduation ceremony—suffered gunshot wounds. After interviewing witness and viewing surveillance footage, law enforcement located and apprehended the shooter, Hamza Said. Law enforcement also recovered a Glock 9mm semiautomatic pistol equipped with a high-capacity extended magazine and a machinegun conversion device, commonly called a “switch.” Switches turn semi-automatic handguns into fully automatic machineguns. Said has been federally charged by complaint with unlawful possession of a machinegun.
According to court documents, on June 3, 2025, at approximately 3:44 p.m., MPD officers observed a vehicle fail to stop at an intersection. The vehicle then accelerated aggressively through the intersection, and officers noted the windows were tinted to such a degree that they could not observe the interior of the vehicle. The officers initiated a traffic stop and identified three occupants of the vehicle. An MPD officer recognized the front passenger as Amiir Ali. The officer knew from prior investigations that Ali was associated with multiple recent gang-related shootings and was known to carry firearms. The occupants stated they were heading to the Edina High School graduation ceremony at the University of Minnesota. Officers were aware of a shooting that occurred at the Wayzata High School graduation ceremony at the same location just four days earlier. Officers located a Glock 10mm semiautomatic firearm under Ali’s seat. The Glock was equipped with a loaded 33-round extended magazine and a machinegun conversion device, also known as a switch. Ali was arrested when he was located by police responding to the June 6, 2025 shooting at the Burnsville High School graduation ceremony. In recorded jail calls, Ali said that, upon his release, he would need a “button,” a slang term for a switch or machinegun conversion device. Ali has been federally charged by complaint with unlawful possession of a machinegun.
“High school graduation ceremonies are a rite of passage. A time for friends and family to come together to celebrate one of life’s major milestones. To bring machineguns and violence to such a ceremony is immoral and shameful,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “On behalf of all Minnesotans, I want to express a sense of moral outrage at these crimes and assure the public that the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”…
How long until the capitol of Minnesota is renamed “Mogadishu”?
On second thought. That's probably not a good statement, given what Omar did with her brother.
Too much to ask if they’re being deported? It is Minnesota after all...
Actually it’s not as much st. Paul( the capital of MN ) instead it is minneapolis with little somolia. So it could be renamed minnedisho.
Meh! We all know having machine guns requires jumping through a lot of hoops. And you gotta be 21 and over.
Or mogahapolis
Good on the police for catching them that quickly. That situation could’ve had a very, VERY different outcome.
Scary/creepy looking dudes. I sure wish MN could clean up its act. Such a beautiful state full of self-loathing Socialist Democrats. :(
“The officers initiated a traffic stop and identified three occupants of the vehicle. An MPD officer recognized the front passenger as Amiir Ali. The officer knew from prior investigations that Ali was associated with multiple recent gang-related shootings and was known to carry firearms.”
Who is writing the press releases for this certified idiot of an "acting Attorney General"?
"Immoral" and "Shameful"? Really? Parading around with your butless-chaps at at library event for children is immoral and shameful.
Bringing machine guns to a graduation event is a dangerous, criminal event which should bring a minimum of 10-20 years in prison.
The Capitol of MN is St. Paul. The Minneapolis west bank is already referred to as little Mogadishu.
I remember Celine Dion saying “is it wrong that these people just want some of the good life”? (Paraphrasing) So a double Whopper with cheese is the good life! All things relative
We’ve come a long way from putting a cow in the principal’s office days.......................
Like Illinois, Illinois isn't Chicago. Minnesota isn't the twin cites or the aging hippies on the north shore.
If you want to visit Minnesota i recommend going north, Brainerd. Nice people up there.canbridge, nice people and a walmart with cashiers.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Mogadishu on the Mississippi.
CC
The Somalis were brought to Minnesota by guilt ridden NGOs(mostly Lutheran and Catholic sponsored groups) in conjunction with Federal refugee programs controlled by the Clinton administration. The same process happens nationwide to this day transforming America.
“The Obama administration resettled 8,858 Somali refugees in the United States last year, and nearly 43,000 during Obama’s eight years”
And this allowed Muslims like Ilhan Omar to get elected to Congre$$ and continue Islam’s goal of making the US part a worldwide Caliphate under Sharia Law.
They have taken over the public housing there
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