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Police Raid Apartment Where Ilhan Omar’s Son Lives, Seize Guns
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Search Warrant at a Minneapolis Apartment Police raided a Minneapolis… |
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Search Warrant at a Minneapolis Apartment Police raided a Minneapolis apartment where Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, Adnan, lives, according to reporting from Alpha News. Multiple law enforcement sources told the outlet that a search warrant was carried out Tuesday night and that firearms and ammunition were recovered at the scene. The Minneapolis Police Department confirmed to Alpha News that another man, not Omar’s son, had been arrested earlier in the day. As usual, the first official details arrived in small pieces, because government agencies apparently believe the public enjoys assembling news like flat-pack furniture. https://twitter.com/lizcollin/status/2092964464412840336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Man Arrested Was Not Omar’s Son Alpha News identified the arrested man as 22-year-old Abdulrahman Abdi and reported that he was booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a weapons charge. The outlet also reported that Abdi is the roommate of Adnan, Rep. Omar’s son. That distinction matters. The reported search involved the apartment where Omar’s son lives, but the arrest reported by Alpha News was of Abdi, not Adnan. In a political media environment where everyone sprints toward the loudest possible version of a story, the basic facts still deserve to be kept in their lanes. What Officials Have Confirmed So Far…
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