
The 2016 Minnesota mall stabbing at occurred at 8:15 PM on 17 September 2016 when Dahir Adan, a Muslim college student, stabbed nine people at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. The attacker asked his victims if they were Muslim, determining their fate depending on their faith. An off-duty police officer shot Adan, ending his rampage, and nobody died in the attack. The attack occurred on the same day as bombings in New York City and New Jersey.