On the evening of February 12, 2021, 19-year-old Quincy H. Russom was shot and killed inside an apartment on South Governor Street in Iowa City. Police were called at 7:53 p.m., which was more than 30 minutes after the shooting is believed to have occurred. Witnesses reported that three men entered the residence during what began as a robbery and that the assailants fled after the shooting.

Officers located 22-year-old Sammy Imaedeen Hamed on the apartment complex property within hours of the 911 call. He was found with a firearm and several of Russom’s belongings, including his cellphone. Ballistics tied a shell casing at the scene to the gun recovered on Hamed; he was arrested the following day and later charged with first-degree murder. Hamed ultimately pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and received a sentence with a mandatory minimum before parole eligibility and ordered restitution to Russom’s estate.

A 21-year-old resident of the apartment, Mazin M. Mohamedali, was charged with interfering with the investigation; authorities say he delayed calling 911, gave false information to police, and deleted call history and messages. Two other men who witnesses said entered the apartment alongside Hamed remain unidentified. Does anyone have information about those unidentified men or other details about that night?