Omar Noor Nunow, 19, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on April 1, 2024, inside an apartment on the 1900 block of Marshall Avenue in St. Paul. The death occurred around 2 p.m.; officers discovered Nunow deceased at the scene after the initial report described the shooting as a suicide.

An 18-year-old friend, Adnan Abdullahi Abdi, was present and at first said Nunow had shot himself. Under questioning Abdi admitted he had pointed a gun at Nunow to scare him as Nunow came back from the bathroom, saying Freeze, not realizing the firearm was loaded; Abdi then said the shooting was accidental. Abdi was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter and held in the Ramsey County Jail on $1 million bail. This was the sixth homicide in St. Paul for 2024.

Anyone with information about Nunow, his movements that day, or the circumstances inside the apartment is asked to come forward.