Wanted: Mpls. teen accused of fatally shooting woman

Ahmed Abdirahim Abdi. Minneapolis police

Sunday, April 19, 2015

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Minneapolis police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a 17-year-old male who has been charged in the murder of a woman.

A warrant has been issued for Ahmed Abdirahim Abdi. Police believe someone may be harboring him, though it's not clear where he is, a spokesman for the police department said.

Abdi is suspected of fatally shooting Ayan Abdulahi, 21, on April 11. Minneapolis police responded to a report of shots fired about 2:15 p.m. at a residence in the 2400 block of Portland Avenue South, where they found the woman dead.

The medical examiner said Abdulahi died of a gunshot wound to the head and ruled her death a homicide.

Elder was unable to say what the relationship between Abdulahi and Abdi was or offer a possible motive for her murder. Abdi has been charged as a juvenile.

In a statement released last week, police said, "Officers interviewed those in the area and it is not believed to be a random incident."

Asked how Abdi was tied to the shooting, Elder said he was unable to divulge much, but did say, "We identified him through a series of people who were talked to."

Abdi is 6-feet1 and weighs 165 pounds. He has distinctive red and black dog paw print tattoos on the back of his hands with the word "BIG" on the back of one hand and "DOG" on the other, according to police.

Police also said in a statement that they will " aggressively pursue charges against anyone who is found to have aided and abetted Abdi in attempts to hide from law enforcement.

The charge of aiding and abetting a fugitive is a felony."
Abdi "is no stranger to police," Elder said, and is considered dangerous.

"So we're telling people don't attempt to apprehend the individual," Elder said. "Just call 911."

Tips can be submitted via text to 847-411 (tip 411); enter MPD and the tip information. Or call the police tipline at 612-692-TIPS (8477). All texts are anonymous. The case number is 15-127232.

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