Man pleads guilty to machine gun possession at Mariucci Arena graduation ceremony

A Coon Rapids, Minnesota, man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to unlawfully possessing a machine gun outside a high school graduation ceremony at the University of Minnesota last spring.

Hamza Said, 21, was arrested on the evening of May 30, 2025, after a shooting at the Wayzata High School graduation at Mariucci Arena on the university’s campus.

Two people were injured in the shooting, and Said is seen on surveillance video firing multiple rounds, the indictment says…

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