Affidavit: Suspect admitted setting Minnesota mosque fire to protest homelessness

The center was last used as a mosque in 2021 and was currently being used as office space. The arson was one of at least six acts of vandalism or a...

May 20, 2023
2:26 AM

The center was last used as a mosque in 2021 and was currently being used as office space. The arson was one of at least six acts of vandalism or arson against mosques in Minnesota this year, and prompted Muslim and government officials to call for the state's residents to stand in unity with Muslims. A probable cause statement said Murezeki was released from jail 36 hours before the fire. Court records show he has several past convictions, including one for arson at the Dorothy Day Center in St.