Gun Found at Crash Scene Traced to Man Wanted for Rochester Walmart Shooting & Carjacking

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Rochester man who is already wanted for a shooting at a local Walmart and a carjacking. 

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The new warrant complaint is tied to a gun discovered at the scene of a impaired driving involved traffic crash by Rochester police last Fall.

It was filed in Olmsted County Court on Friday. 

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New Arrest Warrant Issued for Rochester Man Already Wanted for Carjacking and Walmart Shooting

25-year-old Abdulahi Mohamed Abukar is charged with a count of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of violent crime. 

The court document states a handgun belonging to Abukar was located at the scene of a crash near the north Walmart store in Rochester on the morning of October 25. 

Read More: Felony Conviction for High-Speed Crash Near Rochester Walmart 

26-year-old Sufi Abdi Sufi of Rochester was convicted of felony criminal vehicular operation for the crash. 

He was accused of speeding east on 55th Street at between 90 and 100 mph when he crashed into a vehicle that had a green light to enter the intersection and then smashed into a third vehicle stopped at the intersection. 

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Two people suffered what the court document described as serious injuries. As part of the investigation, Rochester police obtained a search warrant for data on Sufi’s phone. 

Phone Search Leads Police to Gun's Owner

The search led to the discovery of an exchange of Snapchat messages between Sufi and Abukar, during which Abukar asked Sufi to give him back his gun. 

Investigators then found multiple videos of Abukar with the firearm after obtaining a warrant for his Snapchat account. 

Court records indicate Abukar has a prior felony assault conviction, which prevents him from legally possessing a firearm. He is also awaiting sentencing for a second-degree assault conviction. 

Still Wanted for Carjacking and Walmart Shooting

Abukar has been wanted since mid-April when he was identified as the gunman during a shooting at the north Walmart store on the night of March 23, according to the warrant complaint in that case. 

No one was injured in the shooting. 

Read More: Rochester Walmart Shooting Suspect Now Also Wanted for Carjacking 

Abukar is also accused of carjacking a man at the Valleyhigh Flats apartment complex on the afternoon of March 22. He crashed the victim’s vehicle into a tree, the warrant in that case says. 

As of Friday afternoon Abukar is not in custody.