Police have arrested a 17-year-old in the triple homicide at a South Minneapolis market, but they're releasing few details. Family members of the victims are breathing a collective sigh of relief, but know the investigation is far from over. Many from the East African community gathered to say goodbye to lives lost. "Today they come here to say the last goodbye to my brother," said Fethi Mohammed.They came from as far as Toronto to say goodbye to Anwar Mohammed. Mohammed was one of three men gunned down inside Seward Market and Hala Meat on Wednesday. Osmin Elmi and his cousin Mohamed Warfa were also killed, all shot many times. "For the last three days we are so frustrated and disappointed. We don't know who killed my brother and today, this morning I wake up and I get the news," said Mohammed. Fethi Mohammad said word that police have one person connected with the crime behind bars gives them hope that soon the others involved will also be caught. A 17-year-old boy is being held at the Juvenile Detention Center. Police are not releasing any information about him. They are expecting more arrests in the attack, which was caught on surveillance cameras in the store. "The level of violence that I saw in that video yesterday when I got a chance to view it is disturbing. I'm very glad that we have reached the point where we have at least one person in custody and hopefully the other people they are looking for will be in custody shortly," said Sgt. William Palmer. Until then, the Mohammed family said they will continue to pray for all the families who lost a loved one in the shooting. They hope police find and prosecute to the fullest, no matter how old all who were involved are. "I want to see him. I want to see who killed my brother. I don't care if he's underage, he has to get like an adult," said Mohammed. The Mohammed family said they hope to see the 17-year-old charged as an adult. Police still have no motive for the shooting and continue to look for at least one more person believed connected to the crime. Police would not say if the 17-year-old in custody is the gunman. Omar Jamal has advocated for the Somali community in Minnesota. He says the arrest is a relief to the community and victims' families. He says there's concern that other alleged suspects remain at large, but he says this arrest is "a good start."Police continue to look for leads and ask anyone with information to come forward.
Teenager arrested in triple slaying
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