The Brief
- Forty-six law enforcement agencies have agreed to collaborate on addressing recent gang and group violence in Minnesota.
- The partnership follows several shootings across the Twin Cities metro, including incidents in Edina, Eden Prairie and Bloomington.
- Law enforcement leaders will outline details of the new collaboration during a news conference Monday afternoon.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are announcing a new partnership involving more than 40 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to address gang and group violence in Minnesota following a string of shootings across the Twin Cities metro.
New law enforcement partnership
The backstory:
According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), 46 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies have agreed to a new framework and identified resources to address recent gang and group violence in Minnesota.
Many law enforcement agencies already have their own gang units, and most departments have mutual aid agreements. However, the new collaboration is expected to bring together resources from dozens of agencies.…