Eden Prairie High lockdown ends; 3 teens arrested
Eden Prairie police placed Eden Prairie High School on hold, then a roughly 30‑minute lockdown around 10:30 a.m. Friday after a rumor that a student brought a gun to campus. Three 16‑year‑old students were arrested; a firearm was recovered off campus with two of the teens, while a third was arrested at the school. Officials say no threats were made, the lockdown is lifted, and investigators are determining whether the gun was ever on school grounds.
📌 Key Facts
- Incident began around 10:30 a.m. Friday with a student rumor about a gun; school shifted from hold to lockdown
- Three 16-year-old boys (students) were arrested; one had a gun off campus with a second arrestee
- Lockdown lifted; no ongoing threat reported; district email says no threats were made and incident was not related to ICE
📊 Relevant Data
Eden Prairie has the third-largest Somali population in Minnesota, according to a University of Minnesota study.
Eden Prairie reviews response plans amid uncertainty over possible ICE activity — EP Local News
The Somali population in Eden Prairie is 2,408, representing 3.81% of the city's population in 2023.
Somali Population in Minnesota by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights — Neilsberg Research
In 2023, the student population at Eden Prairie High School was 48.7% White, 18.8% Black, 15.0% Asian, 11.3% Hispanic, and 6.0% two or more races.
Eden Prairie Senior High School — U.S. News & World Report
In Minnesota in 2023, Black individuals accounted for 27% of all criminal arrests (31,045 out of 114,538).
2023 Uniform Crime Report — Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Nationally in 2023, Black youth represented 56.3% of detained youth for Violent Crime Index offenses, White youth 16.2%, and Hispanic youth 23.0%.
Offense Profile of Detained Youth by Sex and Race/Ethnicity — Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)