Administrators at a Minneapolis-area high school canceled classes Friday after a pair of allegedly “racially motivated” fights Thursday between African-American and Somali students drew parents and resulted in the arrest of two adults.
CrimeWatchMinneapolis reported that the fight initially broke out between groups of African-American and Somali students at St. Louis Park.
The school said in a statement that the first incident, which happened at the end of the school day, was broken up by teachers and staff.
“Unfortunately, the situation worsened at the end of the school day when an adult (not an SLP employee), who was aware of the previous altercation, became involved in another physical altercation with several students,” the statement said.
Crimewatch said the fight involved several parents.
Abreeha Annalisa Smith, 22, and Latoys Renail Milon, 41, were arrested but later released without charge, Saturday’s Daily Mail reported.
Milon’s daughter, Sanaiah Milon, said she was punched and kicked to the floor by dozens of students over a “personal beef,” denying claims the fight was racially motivated. But school officials are still investigating the incident as possibly racially motivated.
Administrators canceled classes at a Minneapolis-area high school Friday after a large brawl Thursday that may have been racially motivated. KSTP-TV An allegedly “racially motivated” fight between African-American and Somali students at a Minneapolis-area high school on Thursday led to the cancellation of classes on Friday. X/@CrimeWatchMpls Two adults were arrested after two fights broke out at a Minneapolis-area high school on Thursday. X/@CrimeWatchMpls
Sanaiah said she had an argument with a Somali classmate a few months earlier, but thought the issue had been resolved, the outlet reported.
But then she was told she was going to “jump,” Sanaiah told KARE11.
“And I got punched. And I was punched again from the other side. Then a student grabbed my neck and he threw me and we were on the floor. And it’s just a kick, a punch. In my head, it felt like it was going on forever. Like, I’m just scared.”
Videos on social media showed Sanaiah being beaten, but classes resumed after the fight.
Abreeha Annalisa Smith, 22, was one of two adults arrested but released within hours. Hennepin County Jailer Latoys Renail Milon, the mother of one of the students who was beaten, was arrested after the fight but later released. Hennepin County Jail
Things got worse when Sanaiah’s 41-year-old mother, along with her eldest son, showed up as she had apparently found out about the earlier fight and wanted to help Sanaiah.
Somehow a second fight broke out and Latoys Milon, who had an active warrant for theft of services, was arrested but later released in less than five hours.
Smith, another adult arrested, was found to have an active felony warrant for aiding and abetting theft and two other ongoing theft-related cases, the Daily Mail said.
Sanaiah Milon was thrown to the floor and kicked and punched in the high school fight. X/@CrimeWatchMpls
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that police in St. Louis Park has had no dedicated officers on campus since late August, when they were pulled in response to changes in the law governing their use of force.
Police St. Louis Park said adults were behind the second fight, but Latoys Milon denied it.
“Now the way they’re trying to make it look like we’re the bad guys. It has nothing to do with race,” said the mother. “I have nothing to do with anything. It was just trying to contact my daughter to make sure she was okay.”
School officials, however, said they were investigating. “We are actively gathering information and working closely with law enforcement to understand the full scope of this incident, including whether or not it was racially motivated,” the statement said.
The high school canceled all classes on Friday and remained closed to students, families and the public.
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