Ramsey County sheriff Bob Fletcher is concentrating on curbing violence involving Somali gang members. The sheriff says a recent outbreak of gun violence convinced him it was time to go public with his concerns.
Fletcher told the WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar that there’s been a sharp increase in gun-related violence traced to about a dozen different young Somali groups.
“There’s 100,000 Somali people in Minnesota and we’re really targeting 300,” Sheriff Fletcher explains. “It’s 300 young youth that are misguided and need some redirection and correction. And accountability, to be honest with you. Putting some of them in jail is a part of the solution.”…