Tips from public lead to murder charges

Homicide detectives have charged four men with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Edmonton man in the city ’s northeast last month.

Abdi Ladif Hirsi, 27, was found dead inside a vehicle shortly before 11 p.m. on Aug. 19 in a parking lot outside an apartment building at 162 Avenue and 51 Street.

An autopsy two days later revealed that he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

At the time, police said they believed the shooting was a targeted attack.

“There’s no doubt this is a targeted attack — this is a group of individuals involved in criminal activities,” Staff Sgt. Bill Clark told reporters at the time.

“They were definitely on the police radar.”

Hashim Abdulkadir Mohamed, 24, Samatar Mohiadin, 20, Amiir Hussen, 20, and Mohamod Mohamod, 18, are each facing firstdegree murder charges.

Clark said Wednesday that tips from the public led to the arrests of the four men.

“We would like to thank the citizens of Edmonton, as well as the local media, for their assistance with this investigation,” Clark said in a release.

The EPS Homicide Section and Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement (EDGE) Unit continues to investigate.

Hirsi’s death was the city’s 20th homicide of 2018.