Two teenage brothers were shot and killed returning from Ramadan services in Kansas City, Missouri. Sixteen-year-old Abdulwahid Abdulaziz and his 14-year-old brother Abdirahman Abdulaziz were found with gunshot wounds on the walkway of their apartment building at East 8th and Olive streets around 11:30 p.m. Officers pronounced both boys dead at the scene.

The victims were Somali American and active in their faith community, often leading prayers and described by family and friends as good students who wanted to become imams. Investigators developed a case against the brothers’ older sibling, 25-year-old Hanad A. Abdiaziz, after family members said he had threatened them and court records noted prior accusations of assault and death threats. A 10-year-old brother witnessed the shooting and told investigators he saw Hanad shoot the two teens and that the gun had jammed before he was shot at.

An arrest warrant was issued for Hanad Abdiaziz as a danger to the community. Police located him the next day; when officers tried to make contact he produced a short-barreled rifle and an officer fired, striking him. He was pronounced deceased at a local hospital and the Missouri State Highway Patrol was assigned to investigate the officer-involved shooting.

Did anyone in Kansas City know the brothers or have information about the events that night?