On January 20, 2022, 27-year-old St. Cloud resident Mahamed Hassan Mahamud was killed in a drive-by shooting in Minneapolis. The shooting happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. in the 500 block of 15th Avenue South while Mahamud was seated in a parked car with two other people. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

A man and a woman who were in the car with Mahamud also suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Minneapolis police say investigators believe the victims and the shooter knew each other, indicating the attack was not random. The suspect vehicle sped away after the shooting, and no arrests have been announced.

The case remains open. Anyone with information that could help identify those responsible is asked to contact investigators.