Police seek killers of three in south Minneapolis

wo victims, cousins from Somalia, owned the store. The third, from Oromo, was a customer. Police say they have "a suspected motive.''

With the "cold-blooded" killers of three East African immigrants still on the loose Thursday, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan appealed to the public -- and the city's Somali community -- for help in solving a crime that has shaken a city and the relatively quiet Seward neighborhood.

"The individuals that committed this act are very, very dangerous," Dolan said. "They're cold-blooded killers. There is a danger, and the danger obviously is higher in the Somali community. That is why we really need their help as far as trying to figure out who these individuals are."In making his statements, Dolan backed away from earlier police assertions that the shooting appeared to be a failed robbery attempt.A source said Thursday that the store's nine security cameras clearly showed the three killings.Dolan would not elaborate on any other motive in the incident, which occurred around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday after two men burst into Seward Market and Halal Meats, on E. Franklin and 25th Avenues. Authorities wouldn't say how much time passed before the victims were shot; a number of customers were spared.Two of the three victims were Somali, and the third -- a store customer -- was a native of Oromo in East Africa. Police said they believed the suspects are Somali...more..http://www.startribune.com/local/80922092.html