St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamed, the first Somali-American elected mayor in Minnesota, is pushing gun control as her response to gang violence tied to Somali gang activity in her state.
A clip of Mohamed, a Democrat, has circulated widely on social media showing her dismissing criticism of Somali gangs as “rhetoric” she calls “irresponsible” and “dangerous,” before pivoting to gun control as the fix.
A crime is a crime is a crime is a crime. But what the rhetoric you are pushing, at best is irresponsible, at worst is dangerous. So you may be wondering, hey Mayor, how can we solve for this then? How can we have conversations that are effective, that can actually get something done? And the answer is easy.
Mohamed’s comments come days after gunfire tied to alleged Somali gang activity broke out at Eden Prairie High School, a Minneapolis suburb in Hennepin County, around 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026.
The Eden Prairie Police Department confirmed two Somali males were injured in the shooting — a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old. Police said neither sustained life-threatening injuries.
Mohamed has not addressed the Eden Prairie shooting specifically in the circulated remarks. Her comments instead frame gun bans as the broad answer to gang-related violence, rather than targeting the gangs themselves.
