I don’t know yet if this is related to the Somali (former refugee) missing youths issue or just more of the same—gang violence in the Somali “community” of Minneapolis. From Mnnesota Public Radio yesterday:
St. Paul, Minn. — The editor of a popular news Web site for young Somalis around the world was attacked last night in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
Mohamoud Treek, 22, said he was on his way to visit a friend at Riverside Plaza around midnight, when he saw at least two men jump out of a car. Treek said one of the men apparently hit him in the face with his gun.
Treek said while he can’t remember most of the incident, his friends said the man tried to shoot Treek — but the gun was jammed. Treek lost consciousness and woke up at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Treek, who organized a Somali youth leadership summit at the University of Minnesota last month, said the incident was a wake-up call.
“It makes me stronger, I guess,” he said. “Now I know what I’m dealing with. Now I know this is real. It happens 24-7. If it happens to me, it’s going to happen to somebody else. Eventually, somebody is going to get killed.”
Treek is the editor of Bartamaha.com.
What are you “dealing with?” What is “real? ” Yesterday, we had Omar Jamal dancing around identifying the evil-doers in the Somali community and now Treek. Who are the bad guys? We would all like to know.