Police raid home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s son as guns and ammunition are seized
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Minneapolis police arrested Abdulrahman Abdi, the roommate of Representative Ilhan Omar’s son Adnan, after a firearm was found in a vehicle during an impoundment. Reports cited by the article said officers later searched the Marquette Avenue flat shared with Adnan Omar and seized guns and ammunition; Adnan Omar was not reported to have been arrested or charged.
Police said Abdi, 22, had first been stopped and cited for lacking a driving licence and proof of insurance, before the firearm was discovered. He was arrested without incident, booked into Hennepin County Jail on a weapons charge and released the following night, according to the article; it also reported prior convictions, including a 2024 felony conviction for fleeing police in a vehicle.
- Omar’s son was not reported arrested or charged.
- Police arrested his roommate after finding a firearm.
- Reports said guns and ammunition were seized from the flat.
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Ilhan Omar is a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives who represents a district in Minnesota. She has been a prominent national political figure since first being elected to Congress in 2018, and is one of the first Muslim women elected to the chamber.
Her son Adnan Omar is not an elected official, and his roommate is a separate individual. In US criminal cases, an arrest or charge applies to the person accused; it does not by itself establish responsibility for relatives, housemates or other people connected to them.
Minneapolis is Minnesota’s largest city, while Hennepin County is the local authority area that includes it. Firearms cases can involve both state and federal laws, and court proceedings determine whether criminal allegations are proven.
Full account
Minneapolis police arrested Abdulrahman Abdi, 22, after officers said they found a firearm while a vehicle was being impounded following a traffic stop on Tuesday. Police said Abdi had been cited over alleged licensing and insurance offences, released at the scene, and later located at an address on Marquette Avenue, where he was taken into custody without incident.
Alpha News reported that officers subsequently executed a search warrant at an apartment said to be shared by Abdi and Adnan Hirsi, the son of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The report said firearms and ammunition were seized. Neither report alleges that Hirsi or Omar was involved in wrongdoing, and the available accounts identify Abdi as the person arrested.
Jail records cited by the reports indicate that Abdi was booked on a weapons-related allegation on Tuesday and released late on Wednesday. One account also referred to his previous convictions, including driving-related offences and a 2024 felony case connected with fleeing police in a vehicle. Those earlier matters are separate from the latest arrest.
The episode prompted political reactions online after reports linked the address to Omar’s son. Fox News Digital said it had confirmed Abdi’s arrest and booking, while noting that Minneapolis police declined further comment. It also said Omar’s office had been approached for comment; no response was included in the report.
Where outlets differ
Source 1 gives the fullest account of the traffic stop, the firearm allegedly found in the vehicle, Abdi’s previous convictions and a separate past encounter involving Hirsi and immigration agents.
Source 2 focuses more heavily on online partisan reaction and explicitly stresses that neither Hirsi nor Omar was implicated.
Both reports attribute the search-warrant claim and the seizure of guns and ammunition to Alpha News, whereas Source 2 says it independently confirmed only Abdi’s arrest and booking.