A 17-year-old boy suspected of fatally shooting a woman in south Minneapolis earlier this month was arrested this week after authorities tracked him to Missouri where he was apparently hiding out with family members, sources say.
Minneapolis authorities last week issued a warrant for the arrest of the teen, of Minneapolis, for the April 11 slaying of Ayan Abdi Abdulahi at a home in the 2400 block of Portland Avenue. Officers responding to a report of gunfire at the duplex about 2:15 p.m. that day found Abdulahi, 21, in the first-floor residence with a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
The ensuing investigation, which at times has been hampered by a lack of cooperation from the suspect's family, culminated with the arrest this week after authorities learned he was staying with relatives outside Kansas City, according to a source familiar with the case.
Police said at the time of the shooting they believed that "people are harboring [the suspect] and assisting in him avoid capture," and that they would "aggressively pursue charges" against anyone caught helping him.
The homicide, the city's seventh of the year, came amid a bloody week in Minneapolis that saw two other homicides and numerous non-fatal shootings.
Police have not offered a motive for the slaying, but community leaders and a person familiar with the investigation said it stemmed from a domestic dispute.
A department spokesman declined on Saturday morning to comment on the arrest.
