One police officer was killed and two others were critically injured after a suspect opened fire for “no reason at all” on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota on Friday.

The deceased suspect was identified on Saturday as 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat.

Police are baffled and can’t figure out the motive for the fatal shooting.

According to reports, Mohamad Barakat began shooting on a busy street in a broad daylight ambush on Friday afternoon.

Fargo police immediately began to exchange gunfire with Mohamad Barakat.

Jake Wallin, a 23-year-old rookie officer was fatally shot.

Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes were critically injured in the gunfire.

Officer Zach Robinson fatally shot Mohamad Barakat.

A 25-year-old woman was also shot and seriously injured.

“This was a heinous and unthinkable act of aggression against our officers and against our community,” Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said during a news conference on Saturday. “That type of behavior obviously cannot stand.”

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley was tight-lipped about the investigation into the shooting and didn’t provide any details.

CBS News reported:

One police officer was killed and two others were critically injured after a suspect began shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday afternoon, police said.

Fargo police officers returning fire killed the suspect during the shooting that occurred before 3 p.m. Friday.

The suspect was identified as 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat of Fargo. He died after being taken to a hospital, police said.

In a news conference Saturday, Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski said the suspect opened fire for “no known reason at all.”

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation was working with federal, state and local law enforcement in response to a “shooting incident” but provided no details.

“We sincerely are asking for your patience and our community’s patience and understanding as the Fargo Police Department works through this incident,” Schildberger said Friday evening.

“This is very difficult on all of us,” Schildberger said. “We appreciate all the messages from the community that have been given to us in support of our officers.”

Multiple witnesses said a man opened fire on the police officers before other officers shot him. Shortly afterward, officers converged on a residential area about 2 miles away and evacuated residents while gathering what they said was evidence related to the shooting.

Fargo Police on Saturday updated the public on the fatal police shooting:

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Remember back in 2017, when a New York City theater company staged a version of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar with Trump as the main character, so that they could show Trump getting assassinated on stage?

They’re now laying off 19 percent of their staff because they’re getting totally squeezed by the Biden economy and inflation. Isn’t that just awful?

It’s probably safe to assume everyone who works for this company voted for Biden. Hopefully, they’re still happy with their choice.

Breitbart News reports:

New York Theater Behind Trump Assassination Staging of ‘Julius Caesar’ Laying Off 19 Percent of Staff

New York’s prestigious Public Theater — which staged the assassination of President Donald Trump in its infamous 2017 production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar — is laying off 19 percent of its staff as it faces a catastrophic financial crisis brought on by plummeting attendance and soaring operating costs.

Public Theater leaders announced Friday that nearly 1 in 5 workers will receive a pink slip in a bid to save the institution. Artistic director Oskar Eustis told the New York Times that attendance has cratered by 30 percent while the theater’s costs have skyrocketed by as much as 45 percent.

“We have kept our donor base, but it’s static. Put that all together, and you get budget shortfalls — big budget shortfalls,” he said.

Eustis directed the Public’s 2017 Central Park production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in which the title character was costumed to resemble President Donald Trump. The assassination scene featured Trump being stabbed to death in a violent melee of knife play in the U.S. Senate.

It couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch.

The @PublicTheaterNY, an Off Broadway nonprofit that is one of the nation's most successful theater organizations, is laying off 19 percent of its staff as the field struggles with declining revenues and rising costs. Here's a gift link to the story: https://t.co/u2TCQZnagX

— Michael Paulson (@MichaelPaulson) July 14, 2023

The Trump curse strikes again.

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