In Barakat's vehicle, officials also found and a suitcase with weapons that Barakat reportedly rolled out of his apartment before the shooting, Wrigley said. On Wednesday, officials said it appears the firearms were legally bought and Barakat didn't have prior convictions that would have prevented him from purchasing weapons. Shortly after the shooting, authorities searched Barakat's apartment about 2 miles away and seized additional firearms and other materials. "You'll see that body camera in time and you know we'll all agree, that man was never outmanned."Įarlier this week, Wrigley said Robinson's use of deadly force was "reasonable" and "necessary." "From the moment the shooting starts, especially in hindsight when you know the weapon, it's difficult to overstate how dramatically - especially at that distance -outgunned police officer Zack Robinson was," Wrigley said. After refusing to drop his weapon, Robinson fatally shot Barakat. Barakat reportedly crouched near his car and waved around a 9 mm handgun while Robinson repeatedly directed him to drop his weapon. He shot and injured three - two police officers and a civilian involved in the crash - and fatally shot officer Jake Wallin.įargo officer Zachary Robinson shot at Barakat from about 75 feet away, disabling the. Barakat, who watched the scene from an adjacent parking lot in his vehicle - the rear windows blacked out by spray paint - started firing at officers from his sedan in a nearby parking lot. Sharing for the first time an image of Barakat, Wrigley detailed the scene, which unfolded the afternoon of July 14 minutes after officers responded to a car crash at 25th Street and Ninth Avenue South in Fargo. Wrigley said investigators believe for now that there were no co-conspirators, and do not believe the shooting was religiously motivated. After Barakat fired nearly 40 rounds, a Fargo police officer shot and killed him. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley detailed the moments before, during and after Barakat, 37, ambushed police who were responding to a car crash. Even in the early stage of the investigation, if there was clear evidence of motive we would share it." Attorney for the District of North Dakota said during a Friday news conference. "We have no reason to believe the public is in further danger," said Mac Schneider, U.S. While for now they believe Mohamed Barakat acted alone, a motive for his actions remains unclear. FARGO - North Dakota law enforcement officials on Friday said a gunman searched online for area public events along with the terms "kill fast" and "mass shooting events" before he ambushed police responding to a car crash, firing nearly 40 rounds, killing one officer and seriously injuring two others and a civilian before he was killed.
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