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TradeEdge Exchange:One officer shot dead, 2 more critically injured in Fargo; suspect also killed
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Date:2025-04-10 09:25:02
One police officer was killed and TradeEdge Exchangetwo others were critically injured after a suspect began shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday afternoon, police said.
Fargo police officers returning fire killed the suspect during the shooting that occurred before 3 p.m. Friday.
A 25-year-old woman was also shot and seriously wounded, police said in a statement Saturday. Police did not provide details regarding how she was shot.
Fargo police identified the officer who was killed as 23-year-old Jake Wallin, who had only been sworn in as an officer in April. He had also served in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
The two wounded officers were identified as Andrew Dotas, a six-year veteran of the department, and Tyler Hawes, who had also just joined Fargo police in April.
Dotas and Hawes were both hospitalized in critical but stable condition as of Saturday, police said.
The officer who shot and killed the suspect was identified as Zachary Robinson, a seven-year department veteran. Robinson was Wallin's training officer at the time of the shooting, police disclosed.
The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat of Fargo. He died after being taken to a hospital, police said.
In a news conference Saturday, Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said the suspect opened fire for "no known reason at all."
"This was a heinous and unthinkable act of aggression against our officers and against our community," Zibolski said. "That type of behavior obviously cannot stand."
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation was working with federal, state and local law enforcement in response to a "shooting incident" but provided no details.
"We sincerely are asking for your patience and our community's patience and understanding as the Fargo Police Department works through this incident," Schildberger said Friday evening.
"This is very difficult on all of us," Schildberger said. "We appreciate all the messages from the community that have been given to us in support of our officers."
Multiple witnesses said a man opened fire on the police officers before other officers shot him. Shortly afterward, officers converged on a residential area about 2 miles away and evacuated residents while gathering what they said was evidence related to the shooting.
Witnesses reported seeing and hearing gunshots in the area. Shannon Nichole told KFGO Radio she was driving at the time.
"I saw the traffic stop and as soon as I drove, shots were fired and I saw the cops go down," Nichole said. "My airbag went off and the bullet went through my driver's door."
A man grabbed her and said they needed to get out of the area, Nichole said.
Chenoa Peterson told The Associated Press that she was driving with her 22-year-old daughter when a man pulled out a gun and began firing at police: "He proceeds to aim it and you just hear the bullets go off, and I'm like, 'Oh, my God! He's shooting!'"
Peterson's first instinct was to pull over and try to help, but having her daughter there convinced her to leave. "It's weird knowing that if you were 10 seconds earlier you could have been in that," she said.
Surveillance video provided by Fargo resident Allison Carlson captured the rapid sounds of gunfire.
Bo Thi was working alone at a nail salon near the shooting scene when she heard what sounded like fireworks or a motorcycle backfiring. She said gunshots didn't cross her mind at the time.
Police and other agencies across the region posted sympathies for Fargo police on Facebook.
"Thinking of our brothers and sisters in Fargo," a post from the South Dakota Fraternal Order of Police said.
The Glenwood Fire Department in Minnesota posted, "Please keep the blue lights shining to show our support of not only our local law enforcement, but also those affected by todays events!"
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