Mohamad BarakatBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces the investigation into the Fargo police officer involved shooting last July is now closed. Wrigley also says a copy of the report and videos associated with the investigation are available from North Dakota BCI and Fargo Police Department. KVRR Local News has submitted a request for copies of…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner says the man who shot and killed a Fargo police officer, wounded two other officers, and a civilian last July after a minor traffic collision on 25th Street, was using an explosive-compound he obtained legally more than two months ahead of the ambush. Jahner says a deputy was called to the…
Officer Zach RobinsonFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We are hearing from Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson, who shot and killed Mohamad Barakat after he ambushed officers responding to a crash on Friday, July 14. Three officers and a civilian were shot. 23-year-old officer Jake Wallin died in the attack. Fargo Police released a video with officer Robinson. He talked about that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Dramatic video of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer dead and injured two others and a bystander has been released. Some viewers may find the video disturbing. Here is footage from Fargo police officer Zach Robinson’s body cam of last month’s shooting ambush in south Fargo. Robinson repeatedly gave orders…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who killed a Fargo officer and wounded two others had another run-in with authorities during an apartment fire in September 2022. Fire crews spotted numerous weapons and propane tanks. He was interviewed by police even though Chief Zibolski says prior contact was “not anything significant”. Mohamad Barakat admitted to owning ten guns, 6,000…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO – The gunman who last month killed a Fargo police officer and wounded two others and a civilian reportedly admitted owning nearly a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a 2022 police interview following a kitchen fire at his home. Firefighters notified police after seeing guns, ammunition and propane tanks in Mohamad Barakat’s apartment, according…
Mohamad BarakatMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, authorities said Thursday. In a statement in response to questions from The Associated Press, the FBI and Fargo Police Department said the FBI received an anonymous…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman wants to honor Fargo Police Officer Zach Robinson and she has started a GoFundMe to do it. Rebecca Folden calls Robinson a hero and says he saved Fargo from a mass shooting event. He is the officer who shot and killed 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat after he ambushed officers attending to a crash on Friday,…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Sitting in a parked car with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, the man who fired on police officers in Fargo last Friday chose to use the one gun in his vehicle that was modified with a binary trigger. The device allowed the gun to fire so rapidly that it sounded like an automatic weapon. The…
Mohamad BarakatFARGO, N.D. (AP) — The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for terms including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for what crowded area events might be happening, authorities said Friday. Mohamad Barakat also used a “binary trigger” that allowed…
