Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, a 22-year-old Muslim migrant who shot a Jew and planned attacks against Jews in Chicago , was found lifeless in a city prison after an apparent suicide attempt, according to the local sheriff's office.
Jewish man shot on way to synagogue in Chicago
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Abdallahi, an illegal immigrant from Mauritania who had lived in the U.S. for at least two years and worked for Amazon, was hospitalized for gunshot wounds sustained during a shootout with police. He had been in the prison's medical facility since November 15. During a routine security check, he was found unconscious. CPR was administered, and he was then taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office; No foul play is suspected. The state of Illinois launched an independent investigation, as is customary in cases of this type.
Abdullahi was charged last month with attempted murder, shooting at vehicles, a hate crime and an act of terrorism. On October 26, he shot a 39-year-old ultra-Orthodox man who was walking to synagogue in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood. The injured man was taken to the hospital and released after treatment. Abdullahi yelled “Allahu Akbar” as he exchanged fire with responding officers during the arrest attempt.
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At the detention extension hearing last week, investigators said data recovered from Abdallahi’s phone revealed antisemitic motives and extensive planning. He had marked the locations of synagogues, conducted online searches for “Jewish community center” and “gun store,” and stored over 100 antisemitic and pro-Hamas images and videos. Among the addresses found on Abdallahi’s phone was"Ezerat Yisrael, a synagogue located one block away from the scene of the shooting.
Prosecutors also stated that his personal device contained over 100 anti-Semitic and pro-Hamas images and videos.