MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities man is charged with second-degree murder after prosecutors say he shot a man multiple times during a traffic dispute.
The allegations are spelled out in a criminal complaint that charges 24-year-old Dhaha Hayi Hassan with two counts of murder and one of possessing a firearm without a serial number. The charges follow an incident that unfolded just before midnight on Nov. 17 on a street in Minneapolis.
Squads were dispatched very early Nov. 18 to the intersection of West River Parkway and Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis. Officers arrived to find a man lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was still conscious, and when asked who shot him, the man pointed to another person on scene, soon identified as the defendant Dhaha Hayi Hassan. Officers placed Hassan in handcuffs, and say while patting him down a black Polymer 80 handgun was found in the defendant's waistband.
The firearm did not have a serial number on it.
First responders attempted lifesaving care but the man who was shot, identified as 34-year-old Randy Burris, died on the scene. An autopsy indicated he had been shot four times.
Witnesses who were in a minivan with Burris say they encountered Hassan driving the wrong way in a narrow part of the roadway and could not get through. Burris, who was wearing a neck brace due to a recent injury, got out and walked over to Hassan's car and told him he needed to back up and clear the road. A witness who was driving the minivan says she heard the defendant ask the victim, "What are you going to do about it?" and an argument ensued.
At that point, another passenger in the minivan says Burris became concerned and walked back to the van. The two of them then walked back to Hassan's car, rekindled the argument, and then Hassan reportedly tried to open the car door and get out. The witness says Burris pushed the car door closed again, and the defendant allegedly pulled his gun and opened fire.
Officers on the scene smelled what they believed to be the odor of marijuana coming from the defendant's vehicle. They looked inside and saw what appeared to be marijuana buds, and observed that Hassan had red, bloodshot and watery eyes and trembling eyeballs, common indicators of pot impairment.
When questioned by detectives, police say Hassan admitted to shooting Burris multiple times. He told officers he drove the wrong way because he was helping to search for someone, and maintained that he was backing up when Burris got out of the minivan and began acting aggressively. Investigators say Hassan admitted that he never saw Burris or the person with him carrying a weapon, and allegedly told them he is certified in CPR but did not attempt to help the man he shot.
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