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Abdi Liban

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Oct 19, 2015

Victim Details

Abdi Liban

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Minneapolis

MN

2015-10-19

2015-10-19

61

Abdi

Liban

06/23/2026


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On a Monday afternoon in October 2015, the life of Abdi Liban, a 61-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in South Minneapolis. The incident occurred around 4:42 p.m. near the bustling intersection of Lake Street and Pleasant Avenue, a busy area in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Liban was the victim of a homicide, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head.

Initial investigations by the Minneapolis Police Department suggested a grim possibility: that the person ...
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    Has anyone here been following the case of Abdi Hagi Mohamed Liban? It's such a tragic reminder of t... ...Read More
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