Ali Ismail was shot and killed in his own driveway on Tuesday morning. He was a father of six, with a seventh child on the way.
Family members came in from Minnesota and Ohio to mourn and help.
"We are all taking it very hard. It's devastating," said Ismail's cousin Afrah Dualeh. "As a family we have to come together and figure out how we are going to raise six kids with no dad.""He came here for opportunity to raise his kids here, open a business. He was so excited about this state he was telling us to move here," said Dualeh."He was funny, he was kind, he was very helpful to his community.
Ismail's oldest child is 12 years old. His wife is currently a few months pregnant with their seventh child. "She feels like she's in a dream. It's horrible. She's in so much pain," said Ikran Ahmed, Ismail's niece.A suspected car thief fatally shot 36-year-old Ali Ismail, a husband and father of six who had just pulled into in his own driveway after returning from work.of the people they believe to be responsible for the shooting in the neighborhood earlier in the day."They just took six kids, their dad, for what? They need to pay," said Dualeh.
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