Barakat donated guns to Cass County Sheriff in 2016

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer and injured two other officers and a civilian last July submitted four guns to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in 2016.

A report obtained from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows Mohamed Barakat told a deputy that he had recently purchased four guns in an attempt to “fit in” while studying to become a dentist.

The investigative report says Barakat had been asked by coworkers if he liked to hunt or go shooting. Barakat said he was Muslim and from Syria and he did not want to fall under suspicion as being a violent person.

Barakat donated the two shotguns and two rifles to the sheriff’s office for its gun sale saying he wanted to see something good happen from his misguided purchases.

The value of the guns was about $1,500.