Brent Patrick Ahlers
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Brent Patrick Ahlers is a former security guard who was fired from St Catherine University, after first shooting himself, and then claiming he ws shot by a black intruder.[1] His hoax caused police to lock down the entire campus. Fifty-five police officers, four police dogs, and a state police surveillance aircraft, took part in the search.
Ahlers phoned 9-1-1 at approximately 9:30pm, on September 12, 2017.[1] He reported he was shot by an intruder while patrolling a wooded part of the campus, that was normally deserted, at that time. Local police did not initially release a description of the shooter, but, after it was discovered that he had lied about being attacked, they acknowledged he had described the shooter as a black man wearing a blue "hoodie" style sweatshirt.
Ahlers was arrested on September 13, 2017, and charged with lying to police -- a misdemeanor. The University fired him the following day, September 14, 2017.
The United Kingdom newspaper, The Independent quoted St Paul Police Department Sergeant Mike Ernster, on the impact Ahler's hoax had on students and the University's neighbors.[2]
The Twin Cities Pioneer Press quoted NAACP officials who were critical of Ahlers, for falsely blaming a black man for his wounding.[3] They reported that the NAACP officials were also critical of the University, for not taking more responsibility for their employee.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nick Woltmann, Josh Verges (2017-09-13). "St. Catherine guard shot himself, made up the gunman-on-campus story, police say". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. https://www.twincities.com/2017/09/13/st-catherine-resumes-classes-after-campus-shooting-offers-counseling/. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "That set off an extensive manhunt that lasted till midnight and included 55 officers, four dogs and a Minnesota State Patrol aircraft. No suspect was located nor was a physical description ever detailed."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sally Hayden (2017-09-15). [www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/security-guard-shoot-himself-accident-black-man-blame-imagine-lie-brent-patrick-ahlers-minnesota-a7948246.html "Security guard accidentally shoots himself then invents imaginary black man to blame it on: Brent Patrick Ahlers tells police in a 911 call he was shot by a man with a 'short afro'"]. The Independent. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/security-guard-shoot-himself-accident-black-man-blame-imagine-lie-brent-patrick-ahlers-minnesota-a7948246.html. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sarah Horner, Squires (2017-09-14). "Fired St. Kate’s guard who police say shot himself is criticized for blaming black male". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. https://www.twincities.com/2017/09/14/st-kates-security-guard-who-authorities-say-shot-himself-is-criticized-for-initially-blaming-a-black-male/. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "The St. Paul NAACP and others are expressing outrage over a now-former St. Catherine University security guard who allegedly falsely claimed a black man had shot him."
- ↑ "Lockdown lifted after St. Kate's shooting, classes to resume". KARE 11. 2017-09-13. http://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/lockdown-lifted-after-st-kates-shooting-classes-to-resume/89-474284370. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "Meantime some students are critical of the lack of information they received from the University during the lockdown."
- ↑ Dwayne Harmon (2018-01-21). "Term multiple contained fires on campus Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2018/01/21/term-multiple-contained-fires-on-campus/". Newburgh Gazette. http://newburghgazette.com/2018/01/21/term-multiple-contained-fires-on-campus/. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "In the same tweet, the university reminded students that emergency alerts would continue to come through the app LiveSafe. Newburgh Gazette http://newburghgazette.com/2018/01/21/term-multiple-contained-fires-on-campus/"
- ↑ "Safety officer injured after shooting at St. Catherine University". KSMP-TV (St Paul, Minnesota). 2017-01-12. http://www.fox9.com/news/security-officer-shot-at-st-catherine-university. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "St. Kate's launched its security protocol, alerting students and staff on campus via text, email and other social media, to shelter in place."
- ↑ Mary McGuire (2017-09-13). "St. Catherine’s ‘All Clear’ After Security Guard Shot; Suspect Still On The Loose" (in English). WCCO-TV (St Paul, Minnesota). http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/st-catherines-all-clear-after-security-guard-shot/. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ Kate Raddatz (2017-09-13). "St. Catherine Students Upset With Administration’s Response To Shooting". WCCO-TV (St Paul, Minnesota). http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/st-catherine-students-upset-shooting/. Retrieved 2018-01-25. "The shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. in a wooded area near Cleveland Avenue in St. Paul. An unnamed security guard was shot in the shoulder after confronting the suspect."
- ↑ "US News Education Rankings and Advice". US News Corp. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/st-catherine-university-2342. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Kennedy, Patrick. "Minnesota Nonprofit 100". Minneapolis StarTribune. http://www.startribune.com/nonprofit-100/460547793/. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Quick Facts". Saint Catherine University. https://www2.stkate.edu/about/quick-facts?_ga=1.106629315.1907642513.1456102261. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ https://www.stkate.edu/news-and-events/news/rebecca-roloff-named-president
- ↑ Tad Vezner, Sarah Horner (2018-01-19). "‘You guys are lucky I don’t know how to build a bomb,’ St. Kate’s arson suspect allegedly said". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/19/st-kates-arson-suspect-motivated-by-u-s-military-actions-charges-say/. Retrieved 2018-01-22. "A former St. Catherine University student charged with setting fires on the college’s St. Paul campus told police she did it because she’d “been reading about the U.S. military destroying schools in Iraq or Afghanistan and she felt that she should do exactly the same thing,” according to a criminal complaint filed Friday."
- ↑ Chao Xiong (2018-01-18). "Former student set fires on St. Catherine campus in retaliation against U.S. military intervention". Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/charge-former-student-set-fires-on-st-catherine-campus-in-retaliation-against-u-s-military-intervention/470144173/. Retrieved 2018-01-22. "No one was hurt in the incident that began about 11:40 a.m. with the first reported fire, and ended about 2 p.m. with Hassan’s arrest on campus. Ramsey County jail records show that she was arrested at the school’s Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium at 2004 Randolph Av."
- ↑ Steve Karnowski (2018-01-19). "Prosecutors: Woman mad at US actions abroad set campus fires". ABC News (Minneapolis). http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/prosecutors-woman-mad-us-actions-abroad-set-campus-52474887. Retrieved 2018-01-22. "A criminal complaint said Tnuza Jamal Hassan, 19, a former student at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, admitted to investigators that she started the fires on Wednesday, including one in a dormitory that housed a day care center. She's charged with first-degree arson."
- ↑ "Child Porn to Pyromania: New Terror Cases in the US". Clarion Project. 2018-01-21. https://clarionproject.org/child-porn-to-pyromania-new-terror-cases-in-the-us/. Retrieved 2018-01-22. "No one was hurt in the fires, however one of the fires was set in a building that housed a daycare center. Thirty-three children, eight adults and 10-15 students were evacuated from that building."
