Mohamed Barakat
FARGO (KFGO) – The man who ambushed Fargo police officers last summer turned four guns over to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in 2016.
A report obtained from the sheriff’s department shows Mohamed Barakat told a deputy that he had recently purchased four guns in an attempt to “fit in” while studying to become a dentist.
The investigative report says Barakat had been asked by co-workers if he liked to hunt or go shooting. He said he was Muslim and from Syria and he did not want to fall under suspicion as being a violent person.
Barakat donated the two shotguns and two rifles to the sheriff’s office for its gun sale saying he wanted to see something good happen from his misguided purchases.
The total value of the guns was about $1,500.
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