5 buddies, all underneath the age of 21, had been killed in a automotive crash Friday after a driver ran a purple gentle and slammed into their automobile in Minneapolis, authorities mentioned.
Moments earlier than the crash, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper noticed the dashing driver on Interstate 35, however the driver exited the freeway earlier than the trooper might difficulty a site visitors cease.
“The automobile then proceeded by a purple gentle on the intersection of [Lake Street and 2nd Avenue] and crashed into one other automobile occupied by 4 grownup females and one juvenile feminine,” the Minneapolis Police Division mentioned in a information launch despatched to USA TODAY.
Minneapolis police, who responded to the crash at about 10:12 p.m. native time, mentioned an grownup male exited the automobile and fled the scene however was later taken into custody and transported to the Hennepin County Medical Middle for medical analysis.
The motive force, Derrick Thompson, was arrested and booked into the Hennepin County Jail for homicide Monday, Minneapolis police mentioned in an announcement to USA TODAY.
The 5 victims had been pronounced useless on the scene. Metro Transit Police and the Minneapolis Fireplace Division additionally responded to the situation.
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The 5 buddies had been making ready for a marriage the subsequent day
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner recognized the victims as Salma Mohamed Abdikadir, 20, Sahra Liban Gesaade, 20, Sagal Burhaan Hersi, 19, Siham Adan Odhowa, 19, and Sabiriin Mohamoud Ali, 17.
The 5 had been out collectively Friday evening and had a buddy’s marriage ceremony on Saturday, CBS Minnesota reported.
Ali had simply graduated from Edina Excessive College and was planning to attend the College of Minnesota, Gesaade was about to begin her junior yr on the U of M Rochester, Abdikadir attended Normandale School, Odhowa attended the U of M and Hersi attended Minneapolis School, the station reported.
The Dar Al Farooq Middle, a Muslim faith-based non-profit in Minnesota, arrange a LaunchGood to boost funds for his or her households. The non-profit has raised greater than $364,000 as of Monday.
“We’ve got misplaced 5 of our vivid, younger sisters in a extreme automotive accident,” the Dar Al Farooq Middle mentioned in an announcement on Fb Saturday. “These younger Muslim sisters had been shining stars of hope for our future.”
