Man, 18, charged with assault, riot in Eden Prairie High School homecoming shooting

An 18-year-old man faces three charges in connection with the shooting that injured two people outside the Eden Prairie High School homecoming football game earlier this month, according to court records filed on Friday.

Adam Abdihakeem Adam of Minneapolis is charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of second-degree riot in the Oct. 2 incident outside Aerie Stadium. Two teenagers, ages 18 and 17, were shot during a fight outside that led to gunfire, police say. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening.

According to a criminal complaint, surveillance video showed a Hyundai Sonata and another vehicle enter the parking lot shortly before the shooting, along with roughly 10 people fighting near the vehicles.

The driver of the Sonata, later identified as Adam, fired at the teenagers before leaving the scene, the court document said. Officers found one discharged cartridge casing.

Investigators identified the younger brother of the registered owner of the Hyundai as Adam, according to the complaint, which went on to say that location data showed his cellphone was with the vehicle before, during and after the shooting.

Immediately after the incident, Adam abandoned his phone and changed his phone number, the court document said. Officers executed a search warrant at his home and found clothing that is consistent with what the shooter was wearing on the surveillance video. He was arrested on Thursday afternoon.

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt said members of three of her agency's task forces, which include officers from several police departments around the Twin Cities, worked to locate the Sonata and take Adam into custody.  

Police believe the shooting was gang-related.

The Eden Prairie Police Department, along with other local, county and state law enforcement officials, spoke about recent gun violence in the Twin Cities at a news conference Friday afternoon.

"We need the help of parents, families, faith leaders, educators and community leaders to come together, who have relationships with these young people who may be at risk for becoming involved in violence," Eden Prairie Police Chief Matt Sackett said. "If you see a young person involved with a gang, carry a gun or headed towards violence, please intervene; talk with them, connect someone with them who can help."

On Monday, shots were fired at a Speedway gas station in Eden Prairie, police say. No one was injured and investigators say the incident "may be connected" to other incidents involving "East African/Somali gang activity" across the Twin Cities. 

As of Friday, an investigation into Monday's shooting is ongoing.