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Edinburgh shooting: Arrest made over death of Mohammed Omar Abdi | Edinburgh shooting: Arrest made over death of Mohammed Omar Abdi |
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A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting which followed an armed car chase in Edinburgh. | A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting which followed an armed car chase in Edinburgh. |
Mohammed Omar Abdi, 25, died of gunshot wounds after what was thought to have been a gang-related incident in the Willowbrae area. | Mohammed Omar Abdi, 25, died of gunshot wounds after what was thought to have been a gang-related incident in the Willowbrae area. |
Mr Abdi was found lying close to a crashed blue people-carrier just after 01:00 on Sunday. | Mr Abdi was found lying close to a crashed blue people-carrier just after 01:00 on Sunday. |
Police said a 29-year-old man would appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court over the death. | Police said a 29-year-old man would appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court over the death. |
A second man was found injured shortly after police were called to the incident involving Mr Abdi. | |
Detectives described their response to the shooting as a "cross-border investigation". | |
Mr Abdi and his father, Omar, were members of Edinburgh Central Mosque, where Mr Abdi senior was a volunteer. | |
Both had appeared in court on drugs charges earlier this month after being detained by police at their home in the Leith area of Edinburgh. | |
Police stressed that incidents such as the shooting in Willowbrae were very rare. | |
The Edinburgh division of Police Scotland has been carrying out high-visibility patrols in the area to reassure local people. |