In the early morning hours of July 6, 2021, 20-year-old Hanad Mohamed Ali was shot in the 400 block of South 15th Avenue in Minneapolis after he and another man were approached by a group of individuals who opened fire. Both men managed to drive to Hennepin Healthcare emergency room, arriving about 2:40 a.m. Ali died shortly after arrival from a gunshot wound to the chest. His companion survived with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The killing was recorded as the city’s 47th homicide that year. If anyone has information about the shooting or the people involved, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department.