On December 26, 2021, 55-year-old Crystal Mahasin Abdullah and her 74-year-old father, Christopher Marchone Abdullah, were found dead in their Robbinsdale home, a Minneapolis suburb. Both were discovered sitting upright in chairs with apparent gunshot wounds to the head. A brother found them after another brother, 47-year-old Ibn Marchone Abdullah, unexpectedly visited a sibling’s home and confessed to the killings, saying they had occurred a few days earlier and mentioning there might be a smell.

Ibn Abdullah was arrested the same day at his brother’s home and charged with two counts of intentional second-degree murder. Officers recovered a Glock handgun and two discharged bullet casings near the bodies. Prosecutors said Ibn had started eviction proceedings against his father and sister on December 20, 2021, over ongoing apartment maintenance disputes, and that the eviction conflict is believed to be tied to the motive.

Does anyone have information about the household or the eviction dispute that could help explain what led to this tragedy?