More than 40 agencies agree to a joint plan to address gang violence in Minnesota

More than 40 local, state and federal agencies have agreed to a plan to address recent gang-related violence in Minnesota, according to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.The agencies will work through Minnesota's Crime Gun Intelligence Center to better coordinate their efforts.The Crime Gun Intelligence Center, according to state officials, is a "data-driven policing approach" led by the BCA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI. The center will provide direction and information sharing for gang-related investigations by the participating agencies, which include dozens of police departments and sheriff's offices across the Twin Cities and several outside the metro.BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said at a news conference Monday that the center, which now meets every two weeks, will begin meeting weekly so agencies can pursue groups that commit violence "collectively across the board."Evans added that several law enforcement agencies that met with the BCA