The City of Minneapolis on Thursday escalated its legal battle against developer Hamoudi Sabri and fined him $13,000 for failing to clear the homeless encampment on his property.

The fine is being assessed as a special tax levy, according to city officials, and covers the cost to the city's public works department, which cleared the lot earlier this fall .

"I'd rather have the city fix the issue. I'm here to help the city fix the issue. I see the city being run very poorly with no business skills," a defiant Sabri told WCCO on Thursday. "My culture, my belief, I cannot see someone abused and watch it. I have to do something about it. I'm raised that way."

The move by the city comes nearly two months after a mass shooting at the encampment left one person dead.

A judge granted

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