🌱 What changes after 100 shots were fired in Bloomington?
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In today's newsletter:
- What changes after 100 shots were fired in Bloomington?
- How will new gun-tracking tactics change safety in Bloomington?
- Bloomington-linked drive from suburb ends in deadly St. Paul shooting.
Also on today's calendar: Health Commons at Pond Tabling at VEAP and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 74, low: 56.
- Friday: Clouding up; warm, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Minnesota officials, feds launch new collaboration to tackle youth violence (newsday.com) — After a recent Bloomington shooting where nearly 100 rounds were fired, more than 40 law enforcement agencies are forming a new collaboration to tackle youth gun violence tied to Somali American groups. The partnership will use the Crime Gun Intelligence Center and multiple task forces to share evidence, pursue stronger cases, and coordinate with Somali community members while stressing that a small group does not represent Bloomington’s broader Somali population. 
• MN law enforcement will model gang collaboration off New Jersey strategy (fox9.com) — Bloomington residents are at the center of a new Twin Cities-wide push to curb gang-related shootings, after more than 100 rounds were fired outside a local home tied to Eden Prairie violence. Forty-six agencies will now share ballistic evidence and intelligence through Minnesota’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, a model based on New Jersey’s approach that leaders hope will better track mobile gangs and reduce retaliatory shootings across Bloomington and neighboring suburbs.
• 1 of 4 charged in fatal drive-by shooting targeting wrong car sentenced to 30 years in prison (kstp.com) — Bloomington is indirectly tied to a tragic St. Paul drive-by shooting, as investigators say a driver took several suspects from Bloomington to the scene where a father was killed while sitting in a car with his children. One participant has now been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison, and charging documents detail how a family dispute, armed confrontation, and mistaken target led to deadly gunfire near the Rondo Community Library.
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Other local events
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VEAP Office at Edina's Fire Station #2
Edina Fire Station #2, 4401 W 76th St, Edina
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Health Commons at Pond Tabling at VEAP →
VEAP, 9600 Aldrich Avenue South, Bloomington
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WRISE-TC: Trails & Ales →
Normandale Lake Park, 8401 Chalet Rd, Bloomington
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Ribbon Cutting: Donatelli's Grand Opening →
Location Donatelli's- Bloomington Location 4400 W 78th St. Bloomington MN 55435, 4400 W 78th St., Bloomington -
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown →
Artistry MN, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington -
Mobile Food Pantry at St. Nicks
Veap, 7227 Penn Ave South, Richfield
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52 Hike Challenge - MN Chapter | October "Sunday Slowdown" Hike →
Richardson Nature Center, 8737 East Bush Lake Road, Bloomington
10:00 am -
VEAP Office at City of Richfield
Veap, 6700 Portland Ave, Richfield
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School Board: Business Meeting
Bloomington Public Schools, 1350 W 106th St, Bloomington
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16th Annual Cyber Security Summit →
Hyatt Regency Bloomington, 3200 E 81st St, Bloomington -
Safer Together: Beyond the Gun Control Debate →
Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 11000 France Ave. S., Bloomington
6:30 pm
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