The Eden Prairie High School homecoming was canceled because of Somali gang violence.
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The Rob Carson ShowOct 5, 2026
Multiple sources report that Eden Prairie High School canceled its homecoming dance after a shooting at the homecoming football game, and police said the shooting was gang-related, with some outlets citing Somali gang activity.
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… administration, was responsible for all of this fraud, they were the Leering Center, the 9 billion dollars, also the decline in test scores and the increase in crime. They know they want to change, and we're offering a real common sense bit of change here. The Eden Prairie High School homecoming was canceled because of Somali gang violence. Enough is friggin' enough. Joining us next, the Great Brigitte Gabriel. October 7th anniversary is this Wednesday. We will never forget. Don't go anywhere. Hey guys, it's Rob Carson for Relief Factor. It's easy to get someone to order a product once. …
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Supports. The Fox 9 report says the school canceled its Homecoming dance after the shooting, and quotes the principal citing 'last night's tragic and unfortunate event.'[2]
Supports. Eden Prairie police said the shooting was gang-related, and Star Tribune and EPLocalNews both report this police finding.[3][4]
Supports. CBS Minnesota reports that police say two Somali teenagers were shot during a fight, and that authorities believe the shooting was gang-related.[1]
Supports. WCCO/Audacy reports that police determined the shooting was related to Somali gang activity, and that the homecoming dance was canceled after the shooting.[5]
Context. EPLocalNews reports that the principal said the dance would be inappropriate so soon after the shooting, so the stated rationale is the shooting's aftermath rather than gang violence per se.[4]
Context. Some outlets describe the Somali-gang link via law enforcement sources or media framing rather than an official police statement, and the police statement in MPR says only 'gang-related.' The Somali attribution is therefore less formally documented than the gang attribution.[2][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Eden Prairie High School students return to class with homecoming shooting still top of mindcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Eden Prairie HS cancels Homecoming dance after shooting at football gamefox9.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Shooting at Eden Prairie High School homecoming game leaves 2 ...startribune.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Eden Prairie cancels homecoming dance after shootingeplocalnews.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5School underway in Eden Prairie after gun violence from a ...audacy.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Eden Prairie classes resume following football ...mprnews.org · not rated · cited for: context
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