Nadin Khoury

In the quiet of a Monday night in Fargo, North Dakota, the life of 28-year-old Nadin Khoury, a Black man and father-to-be, was tragically cut short. On October 27, 2025, police responded to a call at an apartment complex on the 2700 block of 41st Street South around 9:30 p.m. There, in the stairwell of a building he did not call home, they found Khoury suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A bystander was attempting to provide aid, and officers took over life-saving measures until emergency crews arrived. Khoury was transported to a local hospital, but his injuries proved too severe, and he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, leaving behind a pregnant wife and other family members.

Fargo Police Department officials stated they believed the shooting was a targeted act, not a random event, and that Khoury and the person who shot him were acquainted. Police Chief Dave Zibolski noted the conflict was another example of aggressive behavior that "starts with words and ends in gunfire." Investigators also explored a possible connection between this fatal shooting and another shots-fired incident that had occurred the previous Friday in a different part of the city, where Khoury had been present. While a firearm was not immediately found at the scene, several bullet casings were collected as evidence from the second-floor landing. An initial witness described the suspect as a Black male wearing a black shirt and gray sweatpants.

Less than 24 hours after the shooting, an arrest was made. On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 26-year-old Levi Larteh of Fargo was taken into custody by the Clay County Sheriff's Office at a gas station in Barnesville, Minnesota. Larteh was booked into the Clay County Jail on a murder charge before being extradited to Cass County, North Dakota, where he was formally charged with murder and reckless endangerment. His bail was set at $1 million.

Charging documents described the shooting as an ambush. Investigators utilized footage from a Ring doorbell camera belonging to a neighbor and from city street cameras to piece together the events of that night. The video evidence allegedly showed Larteh, who lived across the hall from the stairwell, exiting his apartment and positioning himself at the top of the landing before gunshots were heard. An autopsy later confirmed that the trajectory of the bullets was consistent with being fired from an upper landing as Khoury climbed the stairs. Authorities emphasized that the killing stemmed from a personal feud and was not gang-related, with prosecutors later suggesting the motive was a dispute over a rapper choosing to work with Khoury instead of Larteh.

Levi Larteh stood trial in Cass County in August 2026. After a five-day trial, a jury found him guilty of murder and reckless endangerment on August 31, 2026. Jurors also found that the state had proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Larteh had used a firearm in the killing.