Overview
- Shakopee officers responded just before 10 a.m. Wednesday to the Canterbury Park Expo Center and found a 26-year-old man who had been shot multiple times and was taken to Hennepin Healthcare for treatment.
- Local reports say the shooting occurred during a prayer service that appears to have been an Eid Al‑Adha gathering hosted by the Samaha Islamic Center at the Expo Center.
- Police say they are actively working to identify the people involved and have not made any arrests; they asked anyone with information to call the Shakopee Police Department at 952-445-1411.
- Shakopee police have not released the victim’s current condition, any suspect identities, the motive, or a timeline of events leading up to the shooting, and investigators described the reporting as preliminary.
- The incident raises immediate safety concerns for worshippers at large religious gatherings and could prompt a longer investigation into security and witness accounts as authorities gather evidence.