News Blackout

Story from Not the Bee: I reprint the column in its entirety, without comment. The words below are theirs.


 

Did you hear about the officer who stopped a heavily-armed man named Mohamad from shooting up a street fair in Fargo last week?

by Joel Abbott
Jul 21, 2023 · NottheBee.com

Did you hear about the shooting in North Dakota? No? Why not?

Don’t we have national news corporations?

Let’s see: A man had a grenade, three semi-auto rifles with 53 magazines, four handguns with at least 10 magazines, and nearly 2,000 rounds of ammo… you’d think CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC would be all over this story to push gun control!!

Ah, but the hero was a white cop, the villain was a man named Mohamad, and the people in danger were in a conservative town.

Here are the details:

On Friday, July 14, four Fargo officers were responding to a car crash on a busy street when Mohamad Barakat, 37, opened fire on them from his car in a nearby parking lot. Barakat’s initial attack killed 23-year-old Officer Jake Wallin and wounded officers Tyler Hawes, 22, and Andrew Dota, 28.

Car


The wounded officers returned fire on Barakat, who was armed with a rifle chambered in .223 and a 60-round mag, but Barakat was able to unload around 40 rounds. One of these hit a civilian, Karlee Koswick, standing on the sidewalk at the scene of the crash.

Karlee Koswick

Other locals were narrowly spared. Shannon Nichole said a bullet came through her windshield, according to KFGO Radio.

“I observed the traffic stop and while I was driving, bullets were fired and I watched the cops go down.” The bullet “went through my driver’s door and my airbag deployed.”

Officer Zach Robinson, who was away from the other officers, returned fire over two minutes, firing 31 shots. He hit and disabled Barakat, who fell to the ground. Robinson approached Barakat as the assailant waved a 9mm pistol in the air.

After Barakat refused multiple orders, Robinson “neutralized” the threat.

Barakat’s car

Authorities believe the attack was merely the first phase of Barakat’s plans after finding the small armory in Barakat’s car.


Weapons retrieved from Barakat’s car

Authorities report:

Recent revelations indicate that not only did Officer Robinson rescue two of his fellow officers and prevent further damage to bystanders during the deadly shooting, but he may have also averted a more catastrophic tragedy for the city of Fargo.

In a photograph presented during the press conference, the contents of the gunman Mohamed Barakat’s vehicle on the day of the shooting were unveiled, providing insight into the scale of the potential threat. Involving things such as handmade explosives, 1,800 rounds of ammunition, and multiple firearms.

It’s important to realize that most gunfights are over in seconds. This one lasted for minutes, but Robinson held his own:

“Most gunfights in law enforcement last seconds, but this gunfight lasted over two minutes.” [Chief of Police David] Zibolski said. “Two minutes of exchanging gunfire, moving, taking cover, approaching the suspect as he was still armed and firing, and ultimately neutralizing him, not only over distance but also time”

Nerves of steel.

Robinson is married with a young child and a baby on the way… and he put it all on the line to stop this murderer.

It is also important to highlight that Robinson was the last officer left standing after his three colleagues were wounded or critically injured.

“He was literally the last man standing.” [North Dakota AG Drew] Wrigley said. “The last man standing between what was coming next, and what you can see this assailant was armed for.”

There were two large fairs happening in downtown Fargo at the time:

Here’s a video showing how packed the Fargo street fair is:

Officer Zach Robinson stopped a Muslim terrorist – Fargo reportedly has thousands of Muslim immigrants that have moved into the area – from shooting up packed summer streets fairs.

Again, why have you not heard of this?