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CBS News
5 days ago
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Increased police presence at Boom Island Park starts Friday night after mass shooting
Minneapolis City Council calls for investigation into federal raid, and more headlines Minneapolis City Council calls for investigation into federal raid, and more headlines Minneapolis City Council calls for investigation into federal raid, and more headlines Following a shooting at Minneapolis' Boom Island Park earlier this week that left a woman dead and six others injured, the city's park board says it will be adding extra security measures starting Friday night. Park police will patrol the area between 8 p.m. and midnight every day through June 22. The board says the patrols, along with a mobile camera that was installed on Monday, will help them determine their next steps. "The MPRB will continue to assess park use and park safety at Boom Island while continuing to serve the residents and community members who have gone through the appropriate process to book the park shelters for gatherings, parties and meaningful celebrations," the board said in a statement. The shooting happened during a large gathering at the park on Sunday evening. A 23-year-old mother, Stageina Whiting, died after shots broke out around 9:30 p.m. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said officers arrived to find a "very chaotic scene" involving at least 100 people. No one has been arrested. The park board says no one at the incident had a picnic or event permit for the gathering.
CBS News
7 days ago
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Minneapolis police bringing back Operation Safe Summer amid recent shootings
A recent shooting is raising a lot of questions about safety in the Twin Cities. Police said gunfire broke out at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis late Sunday night. Stageina Whiting, 23, was killed. Five others were hurt and had to be rushed to the hospital. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said he and his officers arrived to find a chaotic scene. "I don't know what can motivate people to come armed to a gathering like this in the way that they did," O'Hara said. "It's sickening, and we need people to come forward and provide some additional information." That mass shooting — along with another shooting outside Mariucci Arena after a high school graduation — is now sparking worry about what might come this summer. Crime typically spikes this time of year, but O'Hara says recent events are still concerning. It's why the department is bringing back a partnership between local, state and federal law enforcement leaders. MPD said Operation Safe Summer aims to target the "disproportionate amount of violence in Minneapolis neighborhoods" and the "individuals responsible." According to police, it's led to dozens of arrests and recovered firearms and kept illegal drugs off the streets. This is the program's fourth summer in a row. MPD is expected to share more on this initiative at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
CBS News
03-06-2025
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Family, friends gather to remember mother killed in Boom Island Park shooting
Relatives are gathering Tuesday evening to remember a young woman who was gunned down at a popular Minneapolis park. Stageina Whiting, 23, was shot and killed at Boom Island Park on Sunday night. Five other people were hurt. Friends and family will pay tribute to Whiting, who according to an online fundraiser, leaves behind an 8-month-old girl. The page says Whiting was a caring, loving, hardworking young woman who went to school and worked overnights to provide for her child. Minneapolis park police officers say they arrived to a very chaotic scene of at least 100 people. Minneapolis police Chief Brian O'Hara says investigators believe there was more than one shooter. Police say they don't know what led to the shooting, and no one has been arrested. This story will be updated.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
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Woman killed in Boom Island Park shooting is identified
Woman killed in Boom Island Park shooting is identified originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The woman killed when gunfire erupted during a large gathering at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis on Sunday evening has been identified. Stageina Whiting, 23, of Brooklyn Center, died at Hennepin County Medical Center from a gunshot wound to the torso, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed. Police arrived at the park around 9:30 p.m. to find Whiting severely injured after an altercation at the park escalated to a shooting. Six other people were injured in the incident, with five men shot – one of whom is in a life-threatening condition – and a woman knocked unconscious. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara likened the aftermath of the shooting to a "war zone" due to the number of shell casings found at the scene. Police believe there was more than one shooter involved, but no arrests have been made as of Monday evening. The incident has been denounced as "completely unacceptable" by Mayor Jacob Frey, who said: "My heart is with the victims and their loved ones today. "This week, we're launching Operation Safe Summer – a coordinated effort with law enforcement partners at every level to prevent violence and keep people safe. We're going to keep working with our partners to keep incidents like this rare." Third District Rep. Ilhan Omar said: "I'm devastated by the tragic shooting at Boom Island Park last heart is with the victims, their families, and all those who were at the park during such a terrifying moment. Our community should feel safe in parks and public spaces no matter the time of day." This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
03-06-2025
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Witness recounts chaos during fatal Boom Island Park shooting in Minneapolis
A witness to Sunday's deadly mass shooting at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis says he heard bullets everywhere in what sounded like nearly continuous gunfire. The shooting killed one woman and injured six others. Cortez Rice says he saw multiple shooters with their faces covered. "I see everybody just start running," he said. "I turn my music down [in my car] and I can hear the shots going off, 'Pop pop pop.'" Rice pulled up to the park right when the shooting started. He was there to see family, who were celebrating a birthday. One of his relatives' cars was hit with gunfire. "I see the guy sitting on the edge of the window [of a car]," Rice said. "His upper body is out of the vehicle, and he got a black ski mask on. All I can see is, 'Boom, boom, boom, boom.' What? Like this is insane!" Stageina Whiting, 23, was killed in the shooting. The man who appears to be the father of her child wrote on Facebook in a post that's been shared hundreds of times, "I'm hurt you my whole heart [broken heart emoji] y'all robbed me." Five men were also shot. One of them has life-threatening injuries. Rice lost his own son in a 2022 shooting. He says being at the park Sunday was re-traumatizing. "When stuff like this happens, it just doesn't affect the families who lost someone, but it affects the people that's involved," Rice said. "There was a caucasian family that was right there, and they're sitting on the ground crying." No arrests have been made. Minneapolis City Councilmember Michael Rainville, whose ward includes Boom Island Park, says he's asked that the parking lot be closed every night at 8 p.m. "until it is determined to be unnecessary." The parking lot was open as of 8:30 p.m. Monday.
