Authorities identify Moorhead officer who fired gun during foot chase
The BCA is investigating the shooting to determine if the officer was justified in firing his gun. Body and dash camera video captured portions of the incident, but they are considered closed records until the investigation is complete. 5:38 pm, Jul. 7, 2021 ×
Police blocked off streets and set up crime tape in the area of 24th Street North and Fourth Avenue in Moorhead Sunday afternoon, July 4. Nick Broadway / WDAY
MOORHEAD The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the name of a Moorhead police officer who fired his gun during a foot chase Sunday, July 4.
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Abdullahi died at the scene.
Sparkman told police he and the girl came up with a plan to rob people so they could pay rent on their shared apartment, court documents alleged. He claimed he never meant to shoot the cab driver, according to the criminal complaint.
Both Sparkman and the girl have been arrested. Sparkman has been charged with felony counts of second-degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.
He is at the Cass County Jail pending robbery charges in connection to two incidents in Fargo. Police alleged he robbed two people in the hours leading up to Abdullahi’s death, including another Doyle’s taxi driver.
Abdullahi died at the scene.
Sparkman told police he and the girl came up with a plan to rob people so they could pay rent on their shared apartment, court documents alleged. He claimed he never meant to shoot the cab driver, according to the criminal complaint.
Both Sparkman and the girl have been arrested. Sparkman has been charged with felony counts of second-degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.
He is at the Cass County Jail pending robbery charges in connection to two incidents in Fargo. Police alleged he robbed two people in the hours leading up to Abdullahi’s death, including another Doyle’s taxi driver.