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FBI searching for 'Family Mob' fugitive Kiron Williams after Twin Cities fentanyl raids

The FBI executed warrants across the Twin Cities in a probe of a violent drug‑trafficking organization, saying there is no known threat to the public and that further operational details will be released later. Agents say 11 alleged "Family Mob" members are in custody and one fugitive, 43‑year‑old Kiron Jamoll Williams (aka "Killer"), is being sought — authorities provided his description and asked anyone with information to contact the FBI, and local reporting tied the investigation to two mass shootings along the East Lake Street corridor.

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📌 Key Facts

  • FBI Minneapolis executed warrants and arrests tied to what it calls a 'violent drug trafficking organization' operating across the Twin Cities, identified as the 'Family Mob'.
  • The FBI says 11 alleged 'Family Mob' members are in custody and one member, 43-year-old Kiron Jamoll Williams (aka 'Killer'), is a fugitive.
  • Agents are actively searching for Williams and ask anyone with information to contact their local FBI office or 1-800-CALL-FBI; he is described as 5'9", 175 lbs, with brown eyes and black hair.
  • FOX 9 reports the investigation is linked to two mass shootings along the East Lake Street corridor, prompting the Minneapolis Police Department to share intelligence with federal partners.
  • Authorities state there is no known threat to the general public while the operation is underway.
  • Officials say this is the first wave of on‑record information about the case and that further operational details will be released later the same day.

📊 Relevant Data

As of January 1, 2025, Black individuals comprise 39.4% of Minnesota's adult prison population, while making up only 7% of the state's overall population.

Adult Prison Population Summary as of 01/01/2025 — Minnesota Department of Corrections

As of January 1, 2025, American Indian individuals comprise 9.0% of Minnesota's adult prison population, while making up only 1.3% of the state's overall population.

Adult Prison Population Summary as of 01/01/2025 — Minnesota Department of Corrections

In 2022, Black Minnesotans, who represent 7% of the adult population, committed 35% of serious crimes in Minnesota, including felony drug crimes.

Minnesota's Offender Outcomes Devoid of Racial Bias — Center of the American Experiment

In 2022, Black Minnesotans were 11 times more likely to be serious criminal offenders, including for felony drug crimes, than White Minnesotans when adjusted for population share.

Minnesota's Offender Outcomes Devoid of Racial Bias — Center of the American Experiment

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February 27, 2026
8:58 PM
FBI searching for 'Family Mob' gang member
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
New information:
  • FBI now says 11 alleged 'Family Mob' members are in custody and one, 43-year-old Kiron Jamoll Williams (aka 'Killer'), is a fugitive.
  • Agents are asking anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts to contact their local FBI office or 1-800-CALL-FBI and provided his physical description (5'9", 175 lbs, brown eyes, black hair).
  • FOX 9 explicitly ties the gang investigation to two mass shootings along the East Lake Street corridor that prompted MPD to share intelligence with federal partners.
February 25, 2026
2:02 PM
FBI Minneapolis making arrests in 'violent drug trafficking organization'
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by Howard.Thompson@fox.com (Howard Thompson)
New information:
  • Confirms the warrants and arrests are tied to what FBI Minneapolis is calling a 'violent drug trafficking organization' operating across the Twin Cities.
  • States there is no known threat to the general public while the operation is underway.
  • Specifies that further operational details will be released later the same day, indicating this is the first wave of on‑record information about the case.