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On the evening of March 15, 2023, 30-year-old Abdullahi Yussuf was shot while a passenger in a red Dodge Challenger in Kansas City, Missouri. According to a witness in the car, an argument began after Yussuf cautioned the driver, 38-year-old Ibrahim Abdikarim Sharif Ahmed, about his driving. The witness said she heard five gunshots and then saw Yussuf with blood on his face. Under duress, she complied with Ahmed’s demand to help remove Yussuf’s body from the moving vehicle. Surveillance footage shows the Challenger stopping on Independence Avenue near Olive Street and Yussuf’s body left in the road; bystanders flagged down police and Yussuf was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police identified the vehicle from a witness-provided license plate and arrested Ahmed. He told detectives he had been smoking PCP and became possessed with voodoo, saying he could not recall details. Ahmed was charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action; he later entered an Alford plea and was sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison.

Did anyone in the area see the Challenger or events on Independence Avenue that night who hasn’t spoken to investigators?