Man shot at Eid prayer service in Minnesota, suspects still at large
A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times during Eid prayers at Canterbury Park Expo Center. Police say the suspects are still at large.
Gunfire interrupted an Eid prayer service at Canterbury Park Expo Center in Shakopee, where a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times and taken to Hennepin County Medical Center in unknown condition. The shooting unfolded just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, in a city about 25 miles outside Minneapolis, turning a major Muslim holiday gathering into an active police scene.
Shakopee police said officers responded to a weapons complaint at about 9:55 a.m. at Canterbury Park and found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities have not said whether the shots were fired inside the Expo Center, one of the event spaces at Canterbury Park, and they have not released a motive. Police said they were “working to identify the involved individuals” and asked anyone with information to call the Shakopee Police Department at 952-445-1411.
The attack landed during Eid al-Adha, which began the evening of Tuesday, May 26, placing the prayer service squarely within one of the most important observances on the Muslim calendar. For Minnesota Muslims, the shooting deepened concerns already circulating around Eid-related gatherings in the Twin Cities, where community members have been watching security more closely at public celebrations and prayers.
Canterbury Park is best known as a major event venue in Shakopee, hosting concerts, racing, festivals and other large gatherings. That setting made the shooting particularly jarring: a space designed for public assembly became the site of a violent breach of safety during a religious service. With the suspect or suspects still not identified, police are now trying to reconstruct where the shots were fired and who was involved, while the victim’s condition remains undisclosed.
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