Fargo Patrol Officer Zach Robinson will receive the TOP COPS award from the National Association of Police Organizations in Washington, D.C., on May 12.
When asked why Barakat's guns couldn't have been taken away when someone claimed he could become a mass shooter, an advocate for stronger gun laws said officers didn't have the law behind them.
(Bismarck, ND) More details have been revealed about the internet search history of Mohamad Barakat, the man who shot police officers in downtown Fargo July 14, 2023, killing officer Jake Wallin and injuring officers Tyler Hawes and Andrew Dotas. A civilian, Karlee Koswick, was also injured. According to documents released Thursday by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal
In one instance, Mohamad Barakat reported a burglary at his apartment a month before he opened fire on Fargo police officers and fatally shot one. Another detailed concerns he may be suicidal.