A shooting outside a high school homecoming game in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie left two people injured and led officials to cancel the evening’s planned celebrations, according to reports. Authorities are investigating possible ties to local Somali immigrant gangs.
Gunfire erupted shortly before 9 p.m. Friday near Eden Prairie High School as the team played Minnetonka, sending thousands of spectators rushing from the stadium, FOX 9 reported.
The victims were Somali nationals, ages 17 and 18, and both were known to police, the Eden Prairie Police Department said in a statement issued Saturday afternoon. They were shot in the parking lot near the school’s Aerie Stadium.
Sources told Fox 9 that investigators believe the shooting may have stemmed from a dispute involving local Somali immigrant gangs.
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Police said a large fight broke out on the west side of the stadium shortly before the shooting.
The 17-year-old remained hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The 18-year-old was treated and released Saturday, according to police.
Neither teenager was enrolled at Eden Prairie High School or Minnetonka High School, KARE 11 reported.
“Police believe the shooting was gang-related,” the department said in its statement.
Investigators are now searching for at least one vehicle believed to have been used as a getaway car.
