Coon Rapids man charged in shooting at UMN after Wayzata graduation

A Coon Rapids man has been charged in a shooting that injured two people Friday on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis after a high school graduation ceremony Hamza Abdirashid Mentioned was charged with first-degree assault causing great bodily harm second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a machine gun According to the criminal complaint at least one of the casualties appeared to be an innocent bystander gathered with his family outside Mariucci Arena after the Wayzata High School graduation ceremony Insufficient details were available about the second victim Both of the men who were shot ages and were issued from the hospital on Sunday The criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County gave the following details about the shooting When officers arrived they identified a man who had been shot in the head and had blood spurting from the wound The man recounted police he had been standing outside the arena after the graduation ceremony with his family when a group behind him began to argue After hearing a gunshot he and his family ran for cover away from the group and toward Oak Street About yards into his escape he felt a burning sensation on his head When he reached to touch his head he realized it was covered in blood He then collapsed He remained conscious as people around him performed first aid He explained his right arm was also numb at the time He was taken to Hennepin County Curative Center and a CT scan exhibited he had a fractured skull and brain bleed The area where the bullet struck him controlled the right side of his body and it was why he could not feel his arm Officers ascertained a second victim who had been shot in the upper leg and thigh area A tourniquet was put on the leg and he was taken to the hospital as well He did not cooperate with police the complaint announced Surveillance video captured the shooting from above It manifested several males running out of the southbound doors of the arena At one point a man reached into his waistband and drew a gun firing multiple rounds Everyone around the group ducked or ran The shooter jumped over various bushes and fled ditching the gun and shedding an outer layer of clothing and a mask Investigators later ascertained the weapon a Glock that had been converted to fire as an automatic weapon Shortly after they arrested Commented Investigators are still determining whether he was inside the arena during the graduation ceremony He remains in custody Related Articles Federal hate crime charge for man executives say injured in Colorado attack FBI says injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled Free Palestine Two shot Friday night outside Mariucci Arena on UMN campus Charges to be dismissed in St Paul sexual assault event Toxicology product brings second charge in Wisconsin crash that killed restaurant owner David Burley