BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A Columbia Heights man was sentenced to 25.5 years in prison for fatally shooting a 16-year-old last summer in Brooklyn Park.
Farah Ahmed was convicted of second-degree murder after prosecutors say he shot and killed a teen outside Brooklyn Park's Quick African Market on May 12, 2023. Ahmed was sentenced Wednesday in a Hennepin County District Court, and will serve a minimum term of imprisonment equal to two-thirds of the total executed sentence, and a maximum supervised release term equal to one-third of the total executed sentence, according to court documents.
Officers arrived to the market on the 5700 block of Brookdale Drive just before 11 p.m. on May 12. 2023 on reports of shots being fired. When they arrived, officials say they found the victim, later identified as Jahcohn Anderson, lying face down in the business' entryway and suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the head and torso.
Prosecutors say Anderson was rushed to an area hospital by first responders, but he did not survive.
In their preliminary investigation, authorities spoke with members of the market's staff, who said Ahmed had been seen in the store earlier that day. A subsequent review of surveillance footage corroborated the staff's description of Ahmed's clothing and vehicle, allowing police to identify him.
One staff member told police that Ahmed was already inside the market when Anderson arrived. According to court documents, that staff member said Anderson went on to approach Ahmed, "raise his arms out to the side" and speak to him. That's when, the employee said, Ahmed opened fire on Anderson, chasing him out of the store while continuing to shoot.
Prosecutors say law enforcement caught up with Ahmed after learning his vehicle had been involved in a recent traffic stop and he had been the person behind the wheel. Officers showed the market employee a photo line-up containing Ahmed's driver's license photo, which the witness positively identified as the shooter.
The next day, authorities say Ahmed turned himself in to Brooklyn Park police.
A search of Ahmed's home later yielded the clothing he was seen wearing at the time of the shooting and two extended magazines.
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