Overview
- Prosecutors on Monday charged 28-year-old Mohamed Abdirizak Rage with second-degree murder and unlawful gun possession in the shooting that killed 26-year-old AFSCME field representative Khalid Ibrahim Abdi.
- Charging documents say Rage confronted Abdi as the couple was leaving an Eid al-Adha service, followed them through the parking lot while recording, and fired one to two shots after a physical altercation.
- The medical examiner ruled Abdi’s cause of death a gunshot wound to the torso and Abdi was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center after officers arrived on scene.
- Investigators cite surveillance video, multiple witness statements including Abdi’s wife, and a cell phone recovered at the scene as key evidence, and court records show Rage has a prior third-degree assault conviction that bars firearm possession.
- The case is pending in Scott County court, AFSCME and community members have memorialized Abdi, and a GoFundMe has been launched to support his family while local leaders and residents debate security at communal religious events.