Teen Arrested In Somali Elder Killing

Minneapolis, MN, Sep. 11 (UPI) -- A 15-year-old boy, who name is not being made public, has been arrested for the alleged beating death of a Somali elder in Minneapolis.

Abdillahi Dalmar-Ali, 61, was found lying on a street Aug. 27. He died the next day and police said he might have been walking to a supermarket when he was beaten during what they believe was a robbery, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Saturday.

Dalmar-Ali's suffered broken ribs, a fractured skull and damage to his throat, according to police.

A retired accountant, who also had lived in South America, and spoke Arabic, Dutch, Somali and English, had moved from New York City to Minneapolis last year.

Some leaders in the Somali community had said that they fear the killing was a hate crime -- the death of another Somali man beaten nearly three years ago hasn't been solved.