Man Arrested After Argument and Fatal Shooting In Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A woman is dead after an early morning shooting in Grand Forks and a man is in custody.

He is 26-year-old Ahmed Abdullahi.

Police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a suspicious person in the 1300 block of 8th Avenue North around 1:30 this morning.

They say Abdullahi was arguing with a woman inside a house when they heard a gunshot.

The woman fled the house and fell to the ground.

She was pronounced dead at Altru Hospital.

Her name has not yet been released.

Abdullahi was taken into custody and a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Investigators believe the victim and Abdullahi knew each other.