MANKATO – Seven people were arrested Sunday in connection with a robbery inside a MinnesotaStateUniversity dorm room.
21-year-old Mohammed Elmi and 18-year-old Shamarke Omar are two of three people said to have entered the GageTowers dorm room where they demanded property and struggled with the two males inside before fleeing.
Just before the burglary was reported, police were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the back of Gage.
The vehicle was later connected to the robbery. Five other people were arrested for aiding an offender.
Police are investigating to see if there is a connection with other recent campus area robberies and burglaries.
21-year-old Mohammed Elmi and 18-year-old Shamarke Omar are two of three people said to have entered the GageTowers dorm room where they demanded property and struggled with the two males inside before fleeing.
Just before the burglary was reported, police were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the back of Gage.
The vehicle was later connected to the robbery. Five other people were arrested for aiding an offender.
Police are investigating to see if there is a connection with other recent campus area robberies and burglaries.