UPDATED: Two Teens Formally Charged in Burnsville High School Graduation Shooting
Updated: June 10, 2025 at 11 AM.
BURNSVILLE, MN: Two teenage suspects have been formally charged in connection with a drive-by style shooting that occurred near Burnsville High School following graduation on the evening of Friday, June 6, 2025. No injuries were reported, but multiple shots were fired amid a crowd of bystanders, and prosecutors say the incident posed a grave risk to public safety.
According to criminal complaints filed Monday by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office, Abdulahi Jama Ali, 18, of Shakopee, and Abdikani Mukhtar Abdiwahab, 18, of Bloomington, are both facing multiple felony charges stemming from the shooting, which occurred just after 8:30 p.m. near the west side of the high school.
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Charges Filed
Ali is accused of firing the weapon from the car. He has been charged with:
Felony Drive-By Shooting (Toward Person)
Felony Assault in the Second Degree (Dangerous Weapon)
Felony Drive-By Shooting (Toward Unoccupied Motor Vehicle or Building)
Abdiwahab, who was allegedly driving during the shooting, is accused of facilitating the act and helping conceal the crime afterward. He faces four felony charges:
Felony Drive-By Shooting (Toward Person)
Felony Drive-By Shooting (Toward Unoccupied Motor Vehicle or Building)
Felony Aiding an Offender – Accomplice After the Fact
Felony Aiding an Offender – Avoid Arrest (Harbor/Conceal)
Evidence and Public Safety
Court documents say Burnsville police officers were assigned to provide security as large groups gathered following the school’s graduation ceremony. Officers reported tension between opposing groups, with individuals flashing gang signs and engaging in verbal and physical altercations.
Moments later, officers heard gunshots ring out and responded to the area, where bystanders directed them to a black Toyota Camry. The vehicle was occupied by Ali in the passenger seat and Abdiwahab as the driver. Officers detained both at the scene and observed a handgun with an extended magazine on the front passenger floorboard, as well as spent shell casings inside the car and nearby on the street. A bullet fragment was also found lodged in the headlight of a nearby parked vehicle.
One bystander shouted, “Ksoe, you missed. You dumb ass. You missed,” referring to Ali’s reported street name. Witnesses identified a person wearing a leopard-print jacket — seen interacting with the Camry — as the target of the gunfire. Two additional witnesses told police they were driving directly behind the Camry when they witnessed a confrontation between the occupants and the individual wearing a jacket. One witness stated they saw a gun barrel emerge from the passenger window and fire multiple shots.
Both suspects remain booked at the Dakota County Jail. A judge set Ali’s bail at $200,000 without conditions or $100,000 with conditions, including a ban from Burnsville High School property, no contact with Abdiwahab, and a requirement for random drug testing and pretrial monitoring.
Abdiwahab’s bail was set at $150,000 without conditions or $75,000 with conditions, including similar restrictions. Prosecutors said he gave misleading statements to police to shield Ali’s identity and role in the shooting.
Investigators have submitted the recovered firearm and DNA swabs from both suspects to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for forensic testing.
Assistant County Attorney Evan Frazier emphasized the danger posed by the shooting, stating both defendants’ actions presented “a great risk to public safety,” particularly given the large number of people gathered at the high school after graduation.
Latest on Other Two Suspects
We have confirmed that eighteen-year-old Mustafe Yusuf Omar of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, is still facing a misdemeanor charge for trespassing on the premises of another and refusing to depart. He was released from the Dakota County Jail with the condition that he remain law-abiding and refrain from trespassing on Burnsville High School grounds.
We are working to gather more information on eighteen-year-old Amiir [Amir] Mawlid Ali, who was last held in the Dakota County Jail for the FBI in Minneapolis and has since been moved to the Sherburne County Jail, where he is being held on federal charges.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available. This article provides an overview of the allegations, detailing the charges, evidence, and potential legal outcomes. The community is reminded that charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Further updates on this case will depend on the progress of the legal proceedings.
Written by: Will Wight
