Overview
- A shootout broke out at Oak Grove Park on May 24 when two groups exchanged gunfire near the parking lot, forcing picnic-goers to run and leaving no reported injuries.
- Brooklyn Park police found 74 discharged shell casings across the park and used surveillance footage and witness photos to link suspects to the scene.
- Officers encountered Beyan Kanneh, Alvin Gee and Kevin Morris on the Rush Creek Trail, recovered multiple firearms from the men, and prosecutors filed felony weapons, reckless-discharge and drive-by shooting charges.
- Surveillance shows a fourth unidentified man arriving with the charged suspects in a Nissan Rogue, and investigators have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.
- Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty cited the case while outlining summer crime plans and the arrests could influence local policing and prosecution as officials prepare for seasonal rises in gun violence.