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A £20,000 reward has been offered in the hunt for the killers of a man in north London in March.
Cops are offering a £20,000 reward for information to aid in their hunt for the killers of a man gunned down in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity.
Mahad Abdi Mohamed, 27, was killed in north London in March. The ‘loving father’ died after being shot in the head in Waverley Road, Tottenham, at 8.45pm on March 20, the Metropolitan Police said.
The Met announced the massive cash reward through the Crimestoppers charity, adding that officers think Mr Abdi Mohamed was the victim of mistaken identity.
Mr Abdi Mohamed’s younger sister, Amal Abdi Mohamed, 23, previously said he was a “loving father” to his son and was planning to get married in the summer.
Investigators think the suspects, who got out of a stolen Mitsubishi Outlander which was later recovered burned out, were taking part in a targeted attack. A stolen blue Jaguar was also used to transport the suspects to and from the Mitsubishi, officers believe.
A 26-year-old friend of Mr Mohamed received treatment for a gunshot wound to his leg. DCI Rebecca Woodsford, who is leading the investigation, said: “The loss of Mahad weighs heavy every day, but it will be particularly difficult for his loved ones to carry throughout their first festive season without him.
“There is someone out there who knows what happened that night and we are urging those individuals to find it in their heart to come forward. It could be exactly what we need to locate those responsible.”
Police arrested four adult men in March and April on suspicion of murder who were subsequently bailed. Officers believe whoever killed Mahad set out to hurt someone else in a pre-meditated and targeted attack.
Mr Abdi Mohamed, who worked at Waterloo Station, as well as part-time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Royal Ascot as a security worker, was the “kind of person who can light up any room without even trying,” his sister previously said.
She added: “He had this rare gift of making people feel seen, heard and loved, and if you were having a bad day, you would just want to be around him. He was funny, he was honest, and he was just a good person.”
Many of Mr Abdi Mohamed’s family members were in tears as they visited the scene of his murder as part of the appeal for information. Amal said that Mr Abdi Mohamed’s five-year-old son “looked up to him like a superhero”.
She added: “How do you look at a child who adored him day and night, and tell them that he’s gone and you don’t have the answers why? That boy will have to grow up with no dad. If you think you may know anything or have seen anything – you may think it doesn’t matter, but it might be the key to giving us an answer, and it might be the thing that finally lets our family take a breath. To stay silent is to be complicit.”
Anyone with information can contact the police by giving the reference 7426/20March or, to remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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