Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to synagogue in Chicago. Police say evidence suggests the attack was motivated by hate.
The shooting occurred moments after officers responded to calls of a person shot on Oct. 26 in the 6800 block of North Washtenaw Avenue. As paramedics were rendering aid to the victim, officers and paramedics were fired upon by 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, with bodycam footage showing first responders scrambling before multiple officers open fire towards Abdallahi, striking him. Bodycam footage shows officers scrambling upon hearing gunfire from Abdallahi before officers return fire.
The shooting took place at around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 26 in the 2600 block of W. Farwell, police said, when Abdallahi allegedly opened fire on a 39-year-old man who was walking to synagogue. The victim was wearing a kippah at the time of the attack. Police received calls from various locations, police said, with officers returning fire and striking him. No members of the Chicago Police or Fire Departments were injured, police said. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke alongside officials at a press conference after a Jewish man was shot on his way to synagogue in West Rogers Park. Snelling said Abdallahi remains hospitalized in wake of the shooting, and detectives have been unable to interview him, making it particularly difficult to determine a motive. 'Because they haven't been able to interview the shooter, detectives used digital evidence,' Snelling said, adding that evidence from Abdallahi's phone 'indicated he planned the shooting and specifically targeted people of Jewish faith.' According to the Jewish United Fund, police said during a meeting with the group Monday that Abdallahi shouted'Allahu Akbar' while firing at officers, leading to the belief that the attack may have been motivated by hate. 'We did not secure these charges because of public pressure or because of media attention.
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