Eden Prairie homecoming shooting: 4 men facing riot charges
Eden Prairie Homecoming shooting gang-related
Police say the shooting at Eden Prairie Homecoming game was gang-related. FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has more.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Four additional people are facing riot charges in connection with the shooting outside Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game earlier this month.
4 men facing riot charges
What we know:
Hennepin County prosecutors charged four men Friday with one count each of third-degree riot involving unlawful force or violence.
The four men charged are:
- Abdirahman Ahmed Jama, 18, of Minneapolis
- Musab Ibrahim Aden, 18, of St. Paul
- Omar Adan Abdullahi, 19, of Burnsville
- Mahamed Ali Haji, 20, of Savage
The alleged gunman, 18-year-old Adam Abdihakeem Adam, was also charged on Friday with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of riot with a dangerous weapon.
Eden Prairie homecoming shooting
The backstory:
The charges stem from a shooting outside Eden Prairie High School's homecoming football game on Oct. 2.
The incident started with a fight on the stadium grounds that police broke up. Minutes later, shots were fired in the parking lot, leaving two teenagers injured and prompting officials to evacuate the stadium.
According to the charges, surveillance video showed two cars entering a parking lot shortly before the shooting. A fight involving 10 people broke out near the vehicles.
Adam, who was allegedly driving one of the vehicles, got out and fired at the two victims before fleeing the scene, according to the charges.
Adam was arrested Thursday, Oct. 9, and later released on bond ahead of a court appearance scheduled for Monday afternoon.
What we don't know:
The other four men were charged via warrant on Friday. It's unknown whether they have been taken into custody.
The Source: This story uses information from Hennepin County court records.