KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An SUV driver accused of deliberately running down a Muslim teenager in Kansas City has been charged with murder in a case that’s being investigated by federal authorities to determine whether it was a hate crime.
Thirty-four-year-old Ahmed H. Aden was charged Friday in Jackson County in the crash outside a Somali community center that killed 15-year-old Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein. Prosecutors are requesting a $250,000 bond. No attorney is listed for him in online court records.
A probable cause statement says Aden was driving the sport utility vehicle night that hit the teen as he got into a car Thursday evening.
Aden is accused of backing up and running over the teen, whose legs were nearly severed. The teen died in a hospital of his wounds.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Kansas City teenager who died when he was intentionally struck by an SUV outside a Somali community center as a potential hate crime.
Police say the driver rammed the teenager Thursday as he was getting into a car outside the Somali Center of Kansas City, nearly severing his legs. The teen died in a hospital.
FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton said Friday that the agency is working with Kansas City police and “have opened this matter as a federal civil rights investigation as a potential hate crimes violation.”
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after he tried to flee on foot.
Two Muslim organizations issued separate news releases Friday calling for investigations.
The names of the victim and suspect have not been released.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Muslim groups are asking for federal and state investigations into the death of a teenager who police say was intentionally struck by an SUV driver outside a Kansas City community center.
Police say the driver rammed the teenager Thursday as he was getting into a car outside the Somali Center of Kansas City, nearly severing his legs. The teen died in a hospital.
Police said Friday the death is being investigated as a homicide.
A 30-year-old suspect was arrested after he tried to flee on foot.
The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a locally based Heartland Muslim Council issued separate news releases Friday morning calling for investigations.
The identities of the victim and the suspect have not been released.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police say a 15-year-old boy whose legs were severed after an SUV driver intentionally hit him has died.
Sgt. Bill Mahoney told local news outlets the boy was struck Thursday evening as he was getting into a car outside of the Somali Center of Kansas City. He says another person was hit but has injuries that aren’t life threatening.
Mahoney says the suspect tried to leave but the SUV was disabled in the crash. He says the man in his mid-30s fled on foot and was arrested. Officers say he had a machete and other unspecified weapons.
The boy was taken to an area hospital where he later died. His identity hasn’t been released.
The man’s identity hasn’t been released. No charges have been reported.