{
  "id": "2025-05-30-university-of-minnesota-mariucci-shooting",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-mariucci-shooting-2025-05-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U",
    "enrollment": 52000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-30",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Gunfire outside an arena after a high school graduation wounds two; suspect arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Gunfire outside an arena after a high school graduation wounds two; suspect arrested",
    "summary": "On May 30, 2025, at approximately 8:20 PM CDT, [gunfire erupted outside 3M Arena at Mariucci](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/u-of-m-mariucci-arena-shooting-charges-graduation-ceremony/) following a Wayzata High School graduation ceremony. Two people were injured: a [49-year-old father shot in the head](https://www.fox9.com/news/mariucci-arena-shooting-university-of-minnesota-may-30-2025) (fractured skull, survived) and a 19-year-old. Hamza Said, 20, was arrested and charged; police said he was found with a [Glock 17 with an automatic conversion 'switch' and extended magazine](https://mndaily.com/city/20-year-old-charged-after-shooting-two-after-high-school-graduation-at-mariucci-arena/06/13/2025/). A [SAFE-U emergency alert](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/node/2171) was issued.",
    "outcome": "Hamza Said, 20, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and owning a machine gun. Both victims were hospitalized and later discharged.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 2
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly after 8:20 PM CDT on May 30, 2025",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: Shots fired at Mariucci Arena. Police and EMS are on scene. Stay away from the area until further information is given.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-12",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN SAFE-U Emergency (official)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from the UMN Public Safety Facebook account, which posts mirrored copies of SAFE-U alerts",
        "Sent shortly after the shooting at approximately 8:20 PM CDT on May 30, 2025, after a Wayzata High School graduation ceremony",
        "Police said the suspect possessed a Glock 17 handgun with an automatic conversion device ('switch') and extended magazine",
        "A 49-year-old father of a graduate was shot in the head but survived with a fractured skull"
      ],
      "characterCount": 139,
      "timestamp": "2025-05-30T20:41:00-05:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-05-30T21:15:45-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: Mariucci event update, UMPD currently has a suspect in custody. Updates and safety tips at z.umn.edu/alerts",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-11",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN SAFE-U Emergency (official)",
      "characterCount": 127,
      "annotations": [
        "Intermediate SAFE-U update confirming suspect in custody before full narrative all-clear"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Later evening of May 30, 2025",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: On May 30, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., a shooting occurred outside 3M Arena at Mariucci following a graduation ceremony for Wayzata High School. The University of Minnesota Police Department responded to the scene, and paramedics transported two victims to the Hennepin County Medical Center. Their condition is unknown at this time. A suspect is in custody, and authorities do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the area. This is an active UMPD investigation with the assistance of the Minneapolis Police Department and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-10",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN SAFE-U Emergency (official)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim follow-up text published on the UMN Department of Public Safety SAFE-U archive page for the May 30, 2025 incident",
        "Hamza Said was arrested near Williams Arena, where police said they found a discarded graduation gown and the weapon",
        "Prosecutors noted the recovered gown did not match the Wayzata High School graduation ceremony attire"
      ],
      "characterCount": 591,
      "timestamp": "2025-05-30T22:35:20-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On May 30, 2025, a shooting outside [3M Arena at Mariucci on the University of Minnesota campus](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/u-of-m-mariucci-arena-shooting-charges-graduation-ceremony/) injured two people following a Wayzata High School graduation ceremony. Gunfire began at approximately 8:20 PM CDT; Hamza Said, 20, of Coon Rapids, was arrested. A [49-year-old father of a graduate was shot in the head](https://www.fox9.com/news/mariucci-arena-shooting-university-of-minnesota-may-30-2025) and suffered a fractured skull but survived. A 19-year-old was also injured. Both victims were hospitalized and later discharged. A [SAFE-U emergency alert](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/node/2171) was issued by UMN's Department of Public Safety. [The Minnesota Daily reported](https://mndaily.com/city/20-year-old-charged-after-shooting-two-after-high-school-graduation-at-mariucci-arena/06/13/2025/) that Said was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and owning a machine gun. Officers found his discarded graduation gown and a Glock 17 handgun with an automatic conversion device ('switch') and extended magazine near Williams Arena. [The Star Tribune](https://www.startribune.com/suspect-in-custody-after-shots-fired-at-u-of-m-arena-after-high-school-graduation-friday/601364998) and [KARE 11](https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/police-respond-to-report-of-shots-fired-near-mariucci-arena/89-5b57d369-4325-470d-9d77-701c7f795284) provided local coverage. [ABC News](https://abcnews.com/US/2-shot-minnesota-high-school-graduation-suspect-custody/story?id=122383799) covered the story nationally.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Police recovered a Glock 17 converted with an automatic 'switch' and an extended magazine, a machine-gun conversion under federal and state law",
    "A father attending his child's graduation was shot in the head and survived with a fractured skull",
    "UMN issued multiple shooting-related SAFE-U alerts across 2024-2025, including a January 2024 threat and the September 2025 Rapson Hall incident"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SAFE-U Emergency (UMN Department of Public Safety)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/node/2171",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Man charged with assault in Mariucci Arena shooting (CBS Minnesota)",
      "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/u-of-m-mariucci-arena-shooting-charges-graduation-ceremony/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mariucci Arena shooting at University of Minnesota (Fox 9)",
      "url": "https://www.fox9.com/news/mariucci-arena-shooting-university-of-minnesota-may-30-2025",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "20-year-old charged after shooting at Mariucci Arena (Minnesota Daily)",
      "url": "https://mndaily.com/city/20-year-old-charged-after-shooting-two-after-high-school-graduation-at-mariucci-arena/06/13/2025/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Suspect in custody after shots fired at U of M arena (Star Tribune)",
      "url": "https://www.startribune.com/suspect-in-custody-after-shots-fired-at-u-of-m-arena-after-high-school-graduation-friday/601364998",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "2 shot outside Minnesota high school graduation (ABC News)",
      "url": "https://abcnews.com/US/2-shot-minnesota-high-school-graduation-suspect-custody/story?id=122383799",
      "type": "national-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "SAFE-U Emergency 12 — Mariucci shots fired",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-12",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "SAFE-U Emergency 10 — Mariucci incident narrative / suspect in custody",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-10",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMN SAFE-U Emergency 11 — Mariucci suspect in custody",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/safe-u-emergency-11",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "machine-gun",
    "auto-switch",
    "graduation-ceremony",
    "mariucci-arena",
    "minnesota",
    "high-school-event",
    "father-shot",
    "arrest-made"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}