Twin Cities officials call for regional gang task force after string of shootings

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Twin Cities law enforcement officials are calling for a regional gang task force after a series of shootings in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and Edina they say were gang-related.

Law enforcement agencies are calling for a regional task force to prevent gang violence and gun-related crimes across the Twin Cities metro area.

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said his office has identified 300 gang members belonging to 12 gangs in the region.

The calls for a task force started after law enforcement said shootings that happened in Bloomington, Eden Prairie and Edina over the last four days were all gang-related. Law enforcement officials said the shootings stemmed from violence among Somali youth.

Fletcher said the violence is currently “Somali on Somali” and warne...