Dahir Omar Dahir, 28, was fatally shot on November 21, 2024, at about 6:50 p.m. near the intersection of 10th Street and 1st Avenue Southeast in Rochester, Minnesota. Officers who responded to reports of gunfire found Dahir unresponsive with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police say the shooting does not appear to be random and that Dahir may have been targeted. No arrests have been announced and no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified. Family and friends have set up an online memorial where the community has shared memories and lit candles; neighbors have expressed concern about safety after the incident in a residential area.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Rochester Police Department. Does anyone in the community have information that could help investigators?