Moorhead Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Death Last Summer Near Romkey Park

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man charged with shooting and killing an acquaintance last July pleads guilty to murder in the 2nd degree without intent in Clay County Court.

Court records show 36-year-old Jamal Ahmed was identified as the suspect who shot 37-year-old Franky Torres in the head while Torres was fighting with another man over an alleged sexual assault in a Moorhead parking lot near Romkey Park.

Ahmed was picked out of a six-person lineup even though he tried to change his appearance by cutting his hair and dreadlocks.

Ahmed is being held without bail or bond until sentencing which is set for May 7.