Families of both accused and young victim attend hearing in brutal KC mosque murder case

Fox4KC
By Michelle Pekarsk
Monday, December 22, 2014

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A local man charged with running over and killing a teenager was in Jackson County Court Monday morning for a hearing.

Ahmed Aden, 34, is charged with 1st degree murder in the brutal death of Adam Hussein, 15, on December 4.

Adam Sheikh-Hussein was standing outside the Somali Center, 1340 Admiral Blvd., when an SUV accelerated into him, hitting him and severing his legs.

Family and friends of both Aden and Hussein were in court for the hearing. Some of them remained in the courthouse for about 45 minutes after the hearing.

Aden’s parents made a trip from Virginia, hoping to talk to their son, but they did not.

“You not see your son only for one time, but my son forever, who have this pain,” Aden’s father said in broken English.

At first, Aden told police that he lost control of the SUV and that it was an accident, but he later told them he had been looking for a group of four men who had threatened to kill him.

His family told FOX affiliate KMSP in Minneapolis/St. Paul that he struggled with mental illness, sometimes refusing his medication. They recalled that he would go to mosques around Minneapolis telling people he was a prophet.

Aden’s family said they tried desperately to help him. They described him as a schizophrenic, and say he was civilly committed for two years as mentally ill. They struggled in the system because of language barriers, and they say it took a great effort to get him admitted to the hospital. When he was released in 2013, Aden’s family said he quickly left for Kansas City.

Amed Aden will be back in court on January 26.

Adam Hussein was a sophomore at Staley High School.

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