NORTH MANKATO — A 20-year-old St. Peter man has been charged with second-degree murder and multiple other felonies in connection with the May 23 shooting death of 17-year-old Tyson Goodsell in North Mankato.
Abdikhadar Fakhi Mohidin has been charged in Nicollet County District Court with second-degree murder without intent, attempted first-degree aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree aggravated robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault.
During a June 2 interview with investigators, Mohidin admitted receiving a rifle before traveling to a meeting location with Ahmed Fuad Mohamud, 23, of Shakopee. Mohidin told investigators that after approaching Goodsell’s vehicle and attempting to break the driver’s window, Goodsell drove over his foot. Mohidin then fired six shots at Goodsell before leaving with Mohamud, the complaint states.
Ryan Robert Wolner, 18, of rural Mankato, reportedly called Mohidin prior to the robbery, asking him to participate. Following the shooting, Mohidin called Wolner back saying, “Dude ran over my foot, I killed him bro, I killed him, I killed him bro.”
Witnesses told investigators that Wolner obtained an AR-style rifle before the planned robbery and later reported Goodsell had been shot and killed, though claims he wasn’t present, court records state. Mohidin and Wolner were both on conditional release on separate charges of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree aggravated robbery, respectively, at the time of the incident and were prohibited from possessing firearms.
The fresh charges stem from the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting after North Mankato police responded around 11 p.m. to reports of multiple gunshots. Officers located a vehicle that had rolled backward into a residence and found Goodsell inside it suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
Wolner was charged Monday with aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree aggravated robbery and multiple counts of aiding an offender after the fact.
Mohamud was initially charged Monday with attempted first-degree aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree aggravated robbery before prosecutors filed an amended complaint adding new felony counts of aiding an offender after the fact involving obstruction of the investigation of second-degree murder and attempted first-degree aggravated robbery, as well as aiding and abetting first-degree assault and two counts of aiding and abetting second-degree assault.
“Every step of this investigation has been driven by a commitment to uncover the truth, seek justice for the victim, and provide the victim’s family with answers and accountability,” North Mankato Police Department Chief Ross Gullickson stated in a press release Thursday.
Goodsell had reportedly arranged to meet an individual he believed was purchasing thousands of dollars worth of THC cartridges, pre-rolled cannabis cigarettes and cannabis flower. Surveillance footage showed Goodsell leaving a family member’s home shortly before the shooting carrying a pink box, the complaint states. A subsequent search of his vehicle located THC cartridges inside it.
Investigators found Wolner had sought help identifying a drug dealer to rob and directed an acquaintance to arrange the cannabis purchase with Goodsell. The acquaintance told investigators Wolner offered $100 payment for helping set up the robbery and borrowed the acquaintance’s cellphone and vehicle to conceal his identity while communicating with Goodsell, according to the complaint.
Mohidin later participated in group discussions with others involved about the shooting and efforts to conceal evidence, the complaint states. The investigation led officers to a silver Chevrolet Impala owned by an acquaintance of Goodsell.
The investigation uncovered efforts to dispose of cellphones, abandon the Impala and hide the rifle after the shooting. Investigators later recovered the Impala abandoned in St. Peter, where officers found a live rifle round and a spent rifle casing.
Witness statements, GPS monitoring data and surveillance evidence placed Mohidin, Mohamud, Wolner and others together before and after the shooting. Witnesses told investigators that Mohidin and Mohamud traveled in the borrowed Impala to meet Goodsell while others remained elsewhere.
Additional arrests and charges remain possible as the investigation continues, the city’s press release states. Both Mohidin’s initial court appearance and Mohamud’s omnibus hearing took place Thursday. Wolner’s omnibus hearing is Aug. 8.