{"id":2628906,"date":"2026-07-12T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-somali-kids-allegedly-spent-their-july-4-weekend-shooting-people\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T15:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:50:56","slug":"some-somali-kids-allegedly-spent-their-july-4-weekend-shooting-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-somali-kids-allegedly-spent-their-july-4-weekend-shooting-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Somali Kids Allegedly Spent Their July 4 Weekend Shooting People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsome-somali-kids-allegedly-spent-their-july-4-weekend-shooting-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Authorities have indicated that the recent increase in gang violence among Somali youth in Minneapolis is largely driven by &#8220;showboating&#8221; and the desire for social media clout, rather than drug sales or organized crime. Sheriff bob Fletcher reported that several shootings over the July 4th weekend were linked to Somali youth gangs, wiht an estimated 12 gangs operating across the Twin Cities and neighboring areas. He cited a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent incident involving large gatherings<\/a> and subsequent violence as an example. As 2022, authorities have observed a rise in somali gang activity, characterized mostly by ego and reputation-building rather than narcotics trafficking.The sheriff&#8217;s office estimates over 14 homicides and more than 100 shootings related to somali gangs in the past two years. Community leaders and politicians, including Somali-American Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman, have condemned stereotypes and emphasized the need for investment and support for Somali youth, rather than stigmatization. minnesota\u2019s Somali population is nearly 80,000, predominantly residing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, with significant growth noted over recent years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Authorities warn \u201cshowboating\u201d is driving the recent surge of Somali youth gang violence in urban Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said in a livestream that several shootings over the 4th of July weekend were linked to Somali youth gangs, Fox 9 Minneapolis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/somali-gang-violence-sheriff-calls-action-after-deadly-july-4-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> Tuesday. This comes amid a spike in Somali gang violence in the Minneapolis metro area over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis last weekend, we were at Juice Time in Arden Hills. There were 300 Somali kids there and some of them were gangsters,\u201d Fletcher said, according to the outlet. \u201cWe had a number of us law enforcement officers there that curtailed their activity, but two hours later, they were shooting someone in northeast Minneapolis, same group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ramsey County Sheriff\u2019s Office (RCSO) did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities noted that Somali youth gangs began emerging in 2022, and that social media clout has motivated them, according to Fox. They estimate that there are 12 such gangs throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Apple Valley, and Burnsville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s from what I\u2019ve seen is that right now. It\u2019s all about showboating. It\u2019s all about ego for 99% of it. They aren\u2019t selling narcotics. It\u2019s all about just gloating,\u201d RCSO investigator Benjamin Seidl said according to Fox 9 Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher estimated during the livestream that there were \u201c14 Somali homicides, 100-plus Somali [gang-related] shootings\u201d within the last two years, CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/ramsey-county-sheriff-somali-gangs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minneapolis City Council vice president Jamal Osman was disappointed in Fletcher\u2019s comments, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomali youth deserve investment, dignity, opportunity, and respect \u2013 not public officials using their platform to stereotype them,\u201d Osman, who is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minneapolismn.gov\/government\/city-council\/members\/ward-6\/about-jamal-osman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Somali immigrant<\/a> himself, \u00a0said per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s Somali population is nearly 80,000, with approximately 78% living in Minneapolis and St. Paul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncompass.org\/topics\/demographics\/cultural-communities\/somali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Minnesota Compass. 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