US Authorities Identify Minnesota Mall Attacker as Dahir Adan - Reports

US law enforcement has identified the mall attacker in the state of Minnesota as 22-year-old Somali American Dahir Adan.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Two Somali community leaders in Minnesota also confirmed the identity of the attacker, CNN reported.

Earlier on Sunday, an off-duty police officer shot dead a suspected attacker who stabbed eight people inside a Minnesota mall. All of the attacker's victims have survived.

Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack.