FBI says teen plotted Mall of America attack
A teen is being accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack at Minnesota's Mall of America. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
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A teen is being accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack at Minnesota's Mall of America. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
Authorities say 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud planned to carry out an ISIS-inspired shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Nicole Sganga reports.
After a slew of gun-related incidents in the past few years, Mall of America is stepping up their security measures by adding facial recognition technology to their arsenal.
The suspect's mother drove her son from Minnesota to Georgia following the shooting, police said.
The fatal shooting occurred on the first floor of a Nordstrom.
The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis says it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall threw him from a third-floor balcony.
MOA will soon join the list of major attractions and venues across the United States to employ metal detectors as an added layer of security against gun violence.
His alleged accomplice was also taken into custody, police said.
No injuries were reported after a gunman opened fire at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Police said three shots were fired after an altercation at one of the stores.
The shooter fled on foot and remains at large.
The organization says the shortfall is leaving 20,000 hours unfilled.
The nation's largest mall, which has been closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus, previously delayed reopening due to unrest following George Floyd's death.
A 3 million-square-foot mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will have a lot more than stores behind its walls when it fully opens.
His family says he came home from the hospital with a limp and uneven legs, but he's walking perfectly now and his stomach wound is healing
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"We are so thankful, and we rejoice in the Lord's blessings to our family," his family said
Emmanuel Aranda pleaded guilty last month to one count of attempted premeditated murder for throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony
Emmanuel Aranda faces 19 years in prison
The boy's family issued a statement Friday saying Jesus has "saved our son's life and is healing him in the most miraculous ways"
"New test results have been positive, though he remains in intensive care with a long road ahead," an attorney for the family said
The five-year-old plunged nearly 40 feet in Friday's attack, suffering massive head trauma and broken arms and legs
He was angry about being rejected by women at the Minnesota mall and has two past convictions for assaults there, court records show
Donations and prayers for his recovery poured in around the country for a 5-year-old boy who is fighting a "courageous battle" after being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America
Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, of Minneapolis, was being held on suspicion of attempted homicide