Jury Convicts Man Who Shot Girlfriend, Fled To Missouri

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A jury convicted a man of murder Wednesday for fatally shooting his girlfriend in the head last year, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

Ahmed Abdi, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, was convicted of second degree murder for fatally shooting his girlfriend, 21-year-old Ayan Abdulahi, on April 11, 2015.

Abdi shot Abdulahi in the head while she was lying on his bed in a residence on the 2400 block of Portland Avenue South, the attorney's office said. He was seen running out the back door and fled to Kansas City, Missouri, where he was later arrested.

The trial took just over a week. The jury deliberated for five hours before reaching its decision Wednesday. A sentencing date has not been set.