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University of Minnesota Rapson Hall Shooting Suspect Booked After Charges Filed

Prosecutors cite surveillance footage plus recovered firearms as the case proceeds.

Overview

  • Anas Mursal Mohamed, 18, was taken into custody on a warrant Wednesday morning after Hennepin County filed charges tied to last week’s gunfire outside Rapson Hall.
  • The counts include threats of violence, aiding and abetting second-degree riot while armed, reckless discharge within a municipality, and two illegal firearm possession charges.
  • Court documents describe video showing the shooter firing twice, arriving in a car registered to Mohamed, discarding a hoodie, and moving with four other men who appeared to be searching for someone.
  • Investigators recovered two spent casings near the scene, a 10mm Glock and the discarded sweatshirt, and later found a loaded 9mm handgun under the driver’s seat of Mohamed’s vehicle.
  • Mohamed was arrested during a Sept. 19 traffic stop and released about 36 hours later pending charges; no injuries were reported, the event was evacuated, and prosecutors say additional charges remain possible as the investigation continues.