Killing of Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein

Abdisamad "Adam" Sheikh-Hussein was a 15-year-old boy who was killed on December 4, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a student at Staley High School. He was a Muslim and had immigrated to the United States from Somalia with his family. As he walked near the Kansas City Somali Center, a man intentionally rammed his car into him, knocking him into the air, and then ran over him, nearly severing his legs.[1] He died in hospital. The FBI investigated the incident as an anti-Muslim hate crime.

Ahmed H. Aden, a 34-year-old Somali Christian truck driver told police he ran over the boy.[2][3] Aden's family described him as a schizophrenic, and he was committed to a mental institution for two years after threatening to burn down a social security office in Minneapolis. He had described himself as a prophet, and made rants against Islam and threats against Muslim worshippers outside a mosque. The SUV used in the attack had an anti-Muslim bumper sticker which compared the Quran with Ebola, while another stated that "Islam is worse than Ebola".[4][5] Charges of "first-degree murder, armed criminal action, leaving the scene of an accident and unlawful use of a weapon" have been filed by the Jackson County prosecutor, and a grand jury is hearing evidence to decide if he should go to trial.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Interfaith vigil held for slain teen Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein". 41 Action News. December 7, 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Man charged with murder for allegedly charging teen with SUV outside Kansas City mosque". kansascity.
  3. ↑ "A closer look at the young lives lost". kansascity.
  4. ↑ "FBI investigating the death of somali american teen as a possible hate crime". i24news.tv. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Community mourns somali muslim death in Kansas city". The Guardian. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Grand jury to decide if man purposely ran down teen". WSMV-TV. December 22, 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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