Shaani Mohamed, 39, was a Somali immigrant who enjoyed playing soccer and spending time with his eight children. He's pictured here with his wife and six of his children.
The man found shot to death in his car in Northeast Portland last week was a father of eight children who was driving for Uber when he was killed, a friend said.
Shaani Mohamed, 39, died at the scene about 9:30 p.m. March 27 near Northeast 82nd Avenue and Milton Street, a block where three other men have been killed in shooting homicides in the past eight months.
Police haven’t released Mohamed’s name but Musse Olol, a family friend and president of the Somali American Council of Oregon, confirmed his identity.
That night, Mohamed’s 9-year-old son tried to FaceTime his father, as Mohamed often talked with his family while working, Olol said. But when a woman answered the phone, his son was shocked and threw the phone down. By the time Mohamed’s wife tried to call him again, his phone was turned off, Olol said.
The family did not learn what happened to Mohamed until 16 hours after he died, Olol said.
Mohamed was an active member of the Somali community and loved playing soccer for Oregon’s first Somali football club team, Walalo, which formed in the early 2000s, Olol said. Mohamed immigrated to the United States two decades ago and lived in Southwest Portland as a teenager.
Mohamed was “well-liked” in the tight-knit Somali community in and around Portland, Olol said, where many attend the same mosques, shop at the same Halal food stores and pray together.
Damn i thought portland was safe, they shot this guy for nothing now he leaves behind 8 kids AUN
The man found shot to death in his car in Northeast Portland last week was a father of eight children who was driving for Uber when he was killed, a friend said.
Shaani Mohamed, 39, died at the scene about 9:30 p.m. March 27 near Northeast 82nd Avenue and Milton Street, a block where three other men have been killed in shooting homicides in the past eight months.
Police haven’t released Mohamed’s name but Musse Olol, a family friend and president of the Somali American Council of Oregon, confirmed his identity.
That night, Mohamed’s 9-year-old son tried to FaceTime his father, as Mohamed often talked with his family while working, Olol said. But when a woman answered the phone, his son was shocked and threw the phone down. By the time Mohamed’s wife tried to call him again, his phone was turned off, Olol said.
The family did not learn what happened to Mohamed until 16 hours after he died, Olol said.
Mohamed was an active member of the Somali community and loved playing soccer for Oregon’s first Somali football club team, Walalo, which formed in the early 2000s, Olol said. Mohamed immigrated to the United States two decades ago and lived in Southwest Portland as a teenager.
Mohamed was “well-liked” in the tight-knit Somali community in and around Portland, Olol said, where many attend the same mosques, shop at the same Halal food stores and pray together.
Damn i thought portland was safe, they shot this guy for nothing now he leaves behind 8 kids AUN
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