NATIONAL REVIEW
Suspect in Shooting of Chicago Jewish Man Is a Released Illegal Immigrant
Haley Strack
October 30, 2024

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, the 22-year-old Muslim man suspected of shooting a 39-year-old Jewish man who was on his way to synagogue last weekend in Chicago, is a Mauritanian illegal immigrant who was caught and released in San Diego, Ca., in March of last year. Abdallahi was charged with 14 felonies, including six counts of attempted murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery…The suspect was detained by Border Patrol in the San Diego sector in 2023, before being released, at which point he apparently traveled to Chicago. Sanctuary-city policies in Cook County, Ill., where the shooting took place, bar local authorities from cooperating with ICE detainer requests. READ MORE

NBC 5 CHICAGO Hate crime, terrorism charges filed after Jewish man shot in ‘targeted’ attack Hate crime and terrorism charges were announced Thursday after a Jewish man was shot while walking to synagogue in Chicago over the weekend in what police now say was a “targeted” attack. Police had earlier this week announced multiple charges against 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, who originally faced six counts of attempted first-degree murder and seven for aggravated discharge of a firearm at officers and firefighters, among other charges.

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