Some much-needed truth regarding suburban gang violence emerged yesterday from a couple of viral videos. Bloomington police chief Booker Hodges held a press conference yesterday afternoon about the most recent disturbance in his city. FOX 9 reports,
So it is about Somali-Americans but it isn’t about poverty or drugs.
Monday night, at the public forum held at Edina City Hall on recent disturbances, local citizen Jared Scribner says all that needed to be said.
Meanwhile, MPR News reports,
Twin Cities officials call for regional gang task force after string of shootings
Context,
The calls for a task force started after law enforcement said shootings that happened in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and Edina over the last four days were all gang-related. Law enforcement officials said the shootings stemmed from violence among Somali youth.
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