Teens may be tried as adults
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hennepin county prosecutors have until late this morning to file charges against one of the two teens police say gunned down three men in cold blood.
Police have said very little about the two 17-year-olds who they've arrested since Wednesday night's shooting inside the Seward Market on the corner of 24th and Franklin.
The first arrest came late Friday or early Saturday. Prosecutors got a 48-hour extension from judge so they could continue building their case and move the charging deadline from Monday morning to today.
Police say the two killed market owner Abdi-Fata Warfa, his cousin Mohammed Warfa and Anwar Mohammed -- who'd just stopped by for some groceries.
Some in the Somali community are outraged because police have released very little information from the beginning and there were never any suspect descriptions -- even though nine security cameras inside the store caught the killings.
Police have said they understand the frustration but don't to do anything that would jeopardize the investigation.
The teen suspects may be charged as adults.