MINNEAPOLIS — Burnsville police are asking drivers to avoid the area where five women who were killed in a crash over the weekend are being laid to rest Monday.
In a tweet at 3:30 p.m., BPD said the "large funeral" being held at the Garden of Eden Islamic Center Cemetery was causing a backup on Highway 13 between Nicollet Avenue and Cliff Road.
In a statement to KARE 11 Monday evening, the city of Burnsville said it had received "a number of calls" reporting heat-related issues for some individuals attending the funeral, prompting a response from paramedics. The city said as of 5:45 p.m., it hadn't been aware of any critical incidents, and that emergency response teams are treating patients in a triage area at the scene.
A spokesperson went on to say EMS is evaluating those patients to determine whether anyone should be transported to a medical facility for additional care.
Authorities said a driver was traveling 100 miles per hour late Friday evening when he struck another vehicle and killed all of its occupants. They have been identified as 19-year-old Siham Adan Odhowa, Sahra Liban Gesaade, 20, Sabiriin Mohamoud Ali, 17, Sagal Burhaan Hersi, 19, and Salma Mohamed Abdikadir, 20.
Sources confirmed to KARE 11's Lou Raguse that the suspected driver was 27-year-old Derrick Thompson, the son of former Minnesota Rep. John Thompson.
Thompson has not yet been charged. KARE 11 typically does not identify individuals until they have been formally charged with a crime, but has chosen to do so because of the high-profile nature of this case.
He is currently in custody at the Hennepin County Jail on suspected murder.
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