A Burnsville man fired a gun from his white Hyundai Sonata at another vehicle during an exchange of gunfire on I-35W, with security and traffic cameras capturing the exchange and witnesses reporting gunfire between the cars, according to the complaint.

Yahie Abdi Abdul, 19, faces three felony charges: drive-by shooting toward an occupied motor vehicle or building, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and intentional discharge of a firearm endangering safety.

According to court documents, officers responded to reports of multiple shots fired on February 13, 2026, in the area of River Ridge Boulevard and I-35W in Dakota County. Security footage from several nearby businesses, including the Dar-Us-Salaam Mosque and the Grand Slam family entertainment center, showed four vehicles circling the area in the minutes before the gunfire.