Garad Hassan Roble, 28, of Rochester, Minnesota, was found dead in the roadway near Gamehaven Park on March 5, 2019. A passing driver discovered his body in the 2300 block of 45th Street SE. An autopsy determined Roble had been shot multiple times, including at least one wound to the head and another to the torso.

Investigators established Roble had a recent history of violent behavior; he’d been arrested December 23, 2018, for punching a woman and threatening her with a knife, pleaded guilty in January 2019, and was awaiting sentencing when he died. Cellphone data and witness reports place Roble with a group on the night of March 4–5, 2019. According to those records, 25-year-old Ayub Abucar Hagi Iman joined the group about 2 a.m.; Iman picked up Muhidin Abukar, 33, and Roble before going to the location where Roble’s body was later found. A 40-caliber Glock believed to be the murder weapon was recovered on the frozen Zumbro River near the Elton Hills Drive NW bridge; Abukar’s cellphone data tied him to that river location shortly after Roble was killed.

The prosecution used cellphone records, surveillance video, and witness testimony in the case. In April 2022 a jury found Iman guilty of second-degree murder after about four hours of deliberation; charges against Abukar included second-degree murder and his first trial ended in a mistrial with a new trial scheduled.