Man Charged with Allegedly Strangling Father in Argument Over Car Keys
Police say the victim's ex-wife came home while Mohamed Abdirizak Ahmed was choking his father, and that she chased Ahmed away.
A Minneapolis man has been charged with allegedly strangling his father in Burnsville after the two argued over car keys. Mohamed Abdirizak Ahmed, 25, is charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called to a home on 117th Street East just after 4 a.m. Aug. 17 on a report of a fight. Officers found the victim, who said he had been staying at his ex-wife’s home for several nights, and that his son, Ahmed, had awakened him by pounding on the bedroom door and demanding car keys. When the victim opened the door, Ahmed punched him in the chest, and the two men began arguing about the vehicle, according to …
