Jurors have found a man guilty of a shooting in Minneapolis that left one person dead in an SUV last April, the same month when he allegedly carried out another murder in the city.
Kevin Jason Harris, 28, of Brooklyn Park, was convicted Monday of second-degree intentional murder, three counts of second-degree attempted murder and two illegal gun possession offenses in connection with the shooting that killed Mohamed Ahmed Ade, 19, of Minneapolis, for loudly revving his SUV engine.
Harris remains jailed ahead of sentencing, which is scheduled for Feb. 28.
“Our thoughts are with Mohamed Ade’s family and with the other victims,” County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “This is yet another example of senseless gun violence that took the life of a member of our community and irreparably harmed many more. Mr. Harris is being held accountable for his actions and a lengthy sentence is necessary to protect the public.”
According to court documents related to Ade’s death:
Police patrolling on April 5 were flagged down in the 1700 block of Glenwood Avenue N. by occupants of an SUV. They said Ade was shot and in the vehicle. He died at the scene.
The other passengers said they had no idea why their SUV had been shot at, but they speculated its engine had roared loudly just before the gunfire erupted.
Officers used multiple surveillance videos to track Harris and other suspects to a house near the shooting where drug activity had been occurring. A witness who lived at the house revealed to the officers that the shooting was in response to the engine revving. The suspects believed the SUV was being driven by rival gang members at the time.
