UPDATE — Monday, Oct. 12: Adam Abdihakeem Adam, 18, of St. Louis Park, made his first court appearance Monday afternoon in Hennepin County in the Oct. 2 shooting outside Eden Prairie High School's homecoming game. A judge added electronic monitoring and new bail conditions, according to FOX 9, whose reporter was in the courtroom: Adam must have no access to a passport, stay away from Eden Prairie High School, possess no weapons, have no contact with the victims, and use no drugs or alcohol. He had been released from the Hennepin County Jail Saturday evening after posting a $100,000 bond, which had carried no conditions at the time of his release. Separately, Hennepin County prosecutors charged four men Friday with one count each of third-degree riot in connection with the incident, FOX 9 reported; it was not known whether they are in custody. Adam is charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of second-degree riot while armed with a dangerous weapon, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Oct. 2 shooting injured two people, ages 17 and 18, and prompted the evacuation of the stadium during the game, police said. The investigation remains ongoing. — National Correspondent Network
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Police are searching for a getaway car connected to Friday night's targeted shooting outside Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game, as the investigation enters its second day with no arrests made.
Two people were shot around 8:40 p.m. Friday in a parking lot near the north side of Aerie Stadium during the homecoming game between Eden Prairie and Minnetonka. Eden Prairie Police Chief Matt Sackett said officers were already at the game when they were called to the north side of the school for a "disturbance" outside the stadium, which then turned into a shooting. Police said the shooting is believed to have been targeted, but investigators have not identified possible suspects or said what led up to the gunfire. Police have not described a suspect and have not confirmed the make or model of the getaway car.
The two people who were shot were taken to Hennepin Healthcare with injuries police described as non-life-threatening, and they are expected to survive, according to police. Neither victim is a student at Eden Prairie or Minnetonka high schools, police confirmed. Their ages and identities have not been released.
In a statement Saturday afternoon, the Eden Prairie Police Department said the two people wounded, ages 17 and 18, were known to police. Sources told FOX 9 investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between local Somali gangs. Police also said they 'do not have sufficiently specific suspect information to release at this time,' according to KSTP.
"I recognize how frightening an incident like this can be, particularly at an event with so many students, families, and members of our community present," Sackett said at a news conference.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired during the fourth quarter of the homecoming game. An announcer told spectators to leave, and the stadium and school grounds were evacuated. Eden Prairie Schools directed students, players, marching band members and families to reunify at Round Lake Park. Officers from Eden Prairie and neighboring agencies, along with the Eden Prairie Fire Department and Hennepin County EMS, responded in large numbers and secured the scene.
In its first statement on the shooting, the Eden Prairie Police Department said two individuals were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The stadium was evacuated, and a large police presence remained on scene. The department asked the community to avoid the area as the active investigation continued.
Gov. Tim Walz addressed the shooting late Friday. "State officials are assisting local authorities to find those responsible after a shooting outside the Eden Prairie football game," he wrote. "No homecoming, in any community, should be disrupted by gun violence."
Eden Prairie Schools Superintendent Dr. Josh Swanson praised the evacuation, saying it was "almost entirely complete within an hour." "Tonight was a hard night for our community," Swanson said. "A night that was meant to celebrate all that makes us Eagles was tarnished by the selfish and violent acts of a few."
One witness, an attendee who posts on Instagram as Brennan_R and agreed to be quoted, told NCN he was walking behind the stands with a friend when he saw two students arguing moments before hearing a bang. "Then I saw two students arguing and we heard a bang," he told NCN. "After that we saw crowds of people running, so we followed them and warned everyone else." He also said he took down his video about the shooting after he began receiving threats, and that in the confusion after the shooting, people in the crowd were saying a shooter had been caught — something he told NCN he did not see himself and did not know who started. Police have since confirmed that neither of the two people shot is a student at Eden Prairie or Minnetonka high schools; the witness's description of what he saw is his account and has not been established as fact by investigators.
The police scene at Eden Prairie High School was cleared Saturday morning, the department announced in a statement posted to Instagram, and community members could return to retrieve vehicles left in the school parking lot. The north parking lot at the school was expected to remain closed while investigators continue working the scene.
The interrupted homecoming game, which had been expected to resume Saturday at 11 a.m., has been rescheduled for Monday, though a time has not been set. The homecoming dance planned for Saturday night was canceled. School resumes Monday as scheduled with additional support staff available.
This is a developing story. NCN will update as officials release more information.
- National Correspondent Network
