Overview
- A fight and shooting outside Eden Prairie High School’s homecoming game on Oct. 2 wounded two teenagers and forced the evacuation and cancellation of the game.
- An 18-year-old man has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault for firing a gun, and at least four other men face riot-related charges in the same case.
- The school district has set up two controlled entrances with metal detectors, ID checks for students, a ban on backpacks and no re-entry, and says the measures will stay for the rest of the football season and extend into basketball.
- Court filings link some defendants to other metro incidents, including an Oct. 6 Bloomington hail of gunfire and a June graduation weapons discovery, and investigators are using cellphone data, surveillance and seized items to build cases.
- Officials plan a community forum on school safety and say the multi-jurisdiction investigation could produce more arrests while leaders warn against stereotyping communities and press for coordinated regional responses.