Ayaz Mohsin Abdullah

Ayaz Mohsin Abdullah was a smart and caring 19-year-old known to friends as "Ayoo." Remembered as an Asian male who always helped people and wanted to see them succeed, his life was tragically cut short on a spring night in Arlington, Texas. Friends and family mourned the loss of a young man they wished they could spend one more day with.

On the night of April 26, 2025, a dispute between two groups in the parking lot of a QuikTrip gas station on S. Cooper Street turned deadly. Just after 10 p.m., gunfire erupted. Arlington Police officers who were called to the scene found Ayaz and another young man, 20-year-old Omed Abdal, lying unresponsive. Both had suffered gunshot wounds. A third victim, also 19 years old, was found with a gunshot wound to his foot.

Emergency responders transported Ayaz and Omed to a local hospital, but both were pronounced dead from their injuries in the emergency room. The third victim was treated for his injury and later released. Back at the gas station, investigators detained multiple people who were still at the scene when police arrived, including the person witnesses identified as the gunman.

According to witness statements, 17-year-old Saman Islam had retrieved a firearm from a vehicle during the altercation and opened fire. Islam was arrested and booked into the Tarrant County Jail. He was charged with capital murder for the deaths of Ayaz Abdullah and Omed Abdal, and with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the injury to the third victim. His bond was set at $1,000,000 for the murder charge and $100,000 for the assault charge.

The case proceeded to trial in Tarrant County. An Arlington jury convicted Saman Islam for his role in the shooting. He was subsequently sentenced to 75 years in prison, bringing the legal proceedings in the case to a close.