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Updated · Fox News · Aug 28

Minneapolis Police Arrest Abdulrahman Abdi After Gun Raid at Ilhan Omar Son's Home

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Aug 28

Minneapolis Police Arrest Abdulrahman Abdi After Gun Raid at Ilhan Omar Son's Home

Q: What specific evidence transformed a routine traffic stop into a full-scale apartment raid yielding multiple firearms?

The key evidence was the firearm reportedly found in Abdulrahman Abdi’s car after the vehicle was impounded and subjected to an inventory search following the traffic stop. According to the reporting cited, Abdi was initially stopped for traffic-related violations — no valid driver’s license and no proof of insurance. He was cited and released at the scene, but because the car was taken into police custody, officers conducted an inventory search. That is when they reportedly recovered a gun. That discovery appears to have provided the basis for investigators to pursue Abdi further, track him to the Marquette Avenue apartment, and obtain a search warrant for the residence. During the later search, officers reportedly recovered additional firearms and ammunition. Police have not publicly released a fuller evidentiary record beyond the reported gun found in the vehicle, and they have not publicly alleged wrongdoing by Adnan Hirsi or Rep. Ilhan Omar. Based on the available reporting, the gun recovered from the impounded car was the specific development that escalated the matter from a routine traffic stop to a residential search.

Q: What undisclosed details prompted the swift release of the suspect just hours after a major weapons seizure?

No undisclosed details have been made public that explain Abdulrahman Abdi’s release less than a day after he was booked. Based on the reporting available, authorities have not disclosed the charging decision, bail terms, prosecutorial review, or any court order that would account for the quick release. What is known is that police reportedly stopped Abdi for traffic-related violations, impounded his vehicle, found a firearm during an inventory search, and later recovered additional guns and ammunition from the apartment linked to him. He was booked into Hennepin County Jail shortly after noon Tuesday and released just before midnight the following day. Several reports described Abdi as having prior bookings and some accounts called him a convicted felon, which would normally raise legal questions about firearm possession. But no public court filing, jail record explanation, or police statement in the cited coverage clarifies whether he faced a formal felony charge, was released pending charges, posted bail, or was freed because prosecutors had not yet approved charges. So the short answer is that the key details remain undisclosed. The swift release appears unusual given the reported weapons seizure, but the public record cited in these reports does not yet explain it.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 28

Tuesday's search warrant led Minneapolis police to seize guns and ammunition from an apartment shared by Abdulrahman Abdi and Adnan Hirsi, the son of Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Abdi was arrested earlier that day, booked shortly after noon and released just before midnight the next day, according to jail records confirmed by Fox News Digital.
Hirsi was not accused of wrongdoing, and the report said neither he nor Omar was implicated in the allegations tied to Abdi.
The apartment link still fueled a wave of attacks from Trump allies and right-wing commentators online, while police declined further comment and Omar's office was asked for a response.