BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — Police are investigating an early morning armed burglary at a Brooklyn Park residence. The victim told police he invited the suspect, described only as a male, into their residence off North Louisana and 75th avenues at about 3:15 a.m.

Anwar Hussein Mohamed was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, Nebil Ahmed Omer.

The warrant was part of an ongoing domestic violence investigation, in which investigators suspected the man was in possession of a known hazardous substance.

Maengun James Lee Randberg was sentenced to 108 months in prison in Hennepin County court on Wednesday. A Brooklyn Center man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the assault of his four-month-old son, who suffered horrific injuries after being thrown to the ground in 2023.

During their investigation, detectives learned the suspect of the warrant may have been in possession of castor beans, which police say are a known hazardous substance.

Fears over the presence of the deadly substance ricin prompted a Hazmat response as authorities conducted a "high-risk" search warrant in Brooklyn Park on Thursday morning.

The Brooklyn Park Police Department said its SWAT team went to a home on the 6400 block of Zealand Avenue North around 5:30 a.m. to execute a "high-risk search warrant."

In a story published Jan. 16, 2025, about the Minnesota Legislature, The Associated Press erroneously reported that House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman is from Cold Spring.

In December, two Minnesota nonprofits joined forces and donated $100,000 to Brooklyn Park's Zanewood Teen Center project – nicknamed "The Wood." At a Brooklyn Park City Council meeting Jan. 6,

A Brooklyn Park apartment community has sold in one of the largest multifamily deals the Twin Cities has ever seen.

Former Minnesota Vikings player Adam Thielen has given a financial boost to the Zanewood Teen Center project. Late last month, the Thielen Foundation announced a $100,000 donation to help fund Brooklyn Park's new and improved youth complex.