#News Somali leaders in Minnesota say the Somali violence is caused by American culture and that the reason Somali gangs commit shootings is because their Somali parents work too hard. 89% of Somali migrant households in Minnesota are on welfare, according to a December 2025 Center for Immigration Studies analysis of Census data. ***
Asad, who has eight kids, said,
“We strongly condemn gun violence and youth violence. We recognize that Somali American youth were involved, and those responsible must be held accountable. But those are also American youth, born and raised all here, educated here, and grew up in our communities. This is not simply a Somali problem.” **
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Ferdouza Jam said
“Sometimes I feel, in our community, we worked very hard, and we really did not give enough attention to our kids. I do believe that, because we always tell, well, we have to work hard, we have to do this, and our kid is really maybe, somehow, somewhere, they have really, you know, they just…” The speakers – who are both teachers – made the comments at a news conference where the erupting Somali gang violence has been tied to numerous shootings.
🔷Friday, October 2: Shooting at Eden Prairie High School homecoming game against Minnetonka.
🔷Monday night, October 5: Shooting at a Speedway gas station a couple of blocks from that same school.
🔷Tuesday, October 6: More than 100 rounds fired on a residential street in Bloomington. Police linked it to the same Somali gang activity
🔷September 22: Shooting at teens and young adults playing basketball at Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher says there are about 300 Somali migrant kids committing the violence. Police sent 250 letters to known gang members before the State Fair asking them not to engage in violence that night. Critics say that Fletcher is still trying to defend the Somali community saying Critics say Fletcher is still defending the community by calling 300 ‘a small number’ and slam him for sending letters asking criminals not to commit crimes rather than arresting the criminals. They also point to his plan of just arresting some of the criminals in the hope that the crime will stop. His plan: arrest 50 of the 300, send 25 of those to federal prosecutors on racketeering charges, and prosecute another 25 locally. “Take 50 of the most active out of the mix, and we will see dramatic changes,” he said. He also warned that if these crews move into drugs and money, “we’re in trouble.” He blamed weak charging across the river and called out Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty by name. Ramsey County Deputy Jama Shine said “We do have a gang problem. We do have a Somali gang problem, and we know who these kids are. We know their parents. We know where they live.”
Fast Facts:
🔷89% of Somali households with children in Minnesota receive some form of welfare.
🔷81% of all Somali-headed households in the state use some welfare, against 21% of native households.
🔷54% of Somali households get food stamps, against 7% of native households.
🔷73% have at least one member on Medicaid, against 18%.
🔷27% get cash welfare, against 6%.
🔷39% of working-age Somalis have no high school diploma, against 5% of natives.
Half of working-age Somalis who have lived here 10 years or more still cannot speak English “very well.”
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