‘African Americans are hunting Somalis’: Violent felon under arrest for the murder of Minneapolis store clerk

According to the Star Tribune, his “criminal history includes a conviction in adult court in 2010 for beating a pregnant woman in St. Paul during an attempted carjacking when he was 16 years old, as well as two felony drug convictions”:

NEW: Police arrested a man on suspicion that he fatally shot a Cedar-Riverside store clerk in Minneapolis during an attempted robbery several hours earlier. https://t.co/xug2nbaaMy

— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) April 28, 2021

So, when do people march for this victim?

Another person whose name will never be chanted: https://t.co/Z70aZNA1qS

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 28, 2021

Journo Michael Tracey, who is in Minneapolis reporting on crime, was actually almost carjacked himself:

Spoiler alert: I inserted myself into this post because while reporting on crime patterns in Minneapolis — including carjackings, which have surged astronomically in the past year — I was (almost certainly) nearly carjacked! pic.twitter.com/FNVcjgQqfi

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 28, 2021

One Somali teen told Tracey that he feels “African Americans are hunting Somalis” in Minneapolis:

Here’s the Somali convenience store in Minneapolis where a clerk was just murdered last night. “He was like an uncle to me,” Somali teen milling around outside says of the victim. Adds that victim was hard-working. Another Somali teen says, “African Americans are hunting Somalis” pic.twitter.com/JSa8VjGIQc

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 28, 2021

This teen went on to say that “it’s because African Americans believe Somalis are getting special favors from the government”:

Asked why African Americans would be hunting Somalis, the teen says it’s because African Americans believe Somalis are getting special favors from the government. Teen angrily denies that Somalis themselves are “African Americans.” Here is a mural right across the street pic.twitter.com/gCS8sQzIg8

— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 28, 2021

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