Gunman, who allegedly shot Jewish Chicagoan, dead after apparent suicide 'There is no evidence of foul play at this time,' the Cook County Sheriff’s Office told JNS of the death of 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi.

December 1, 2024   

(JNS) Cook County Sheriff’s Office staff found Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, “unresponsive due to an apparent suicide attempt by hanging in his cell” at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Illinois sheriff’s office told JNS.

Abdallahi, who faced 16 felony counts, including hate crime and terrorism, for allegedly shooting a 39-year-old Orthodox Jewish man walking to synagogue on Shabbat in Chicago on Oct. 26, was admitted to Cermak Health Services on Nov. 15. His body was found during “routine security checks,” the sheriff’s office told JNS. “Staff immediately initiated life-saving measures and Abdallahi was transported by a Chicago Fire Department ambulance to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.”

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