MAX platform murder suspect surrenders to ClackCo deputy
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hours after authorities said a homicide suspect may have fled the country, the man suspected of killing a 39-year-old Portlander at a MAX train stop last week turned himself in to a Clackamas County deputy.
Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed was identified by investigators as the suspect in the killing of Sean K. Smeeden around 8:30 p.m. June 27 at the MAX platform near North Interstate Avenue and North Prescott Street. He was already dead by the time officers arrived.
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Investigators said there were no TriMet trains or buses in the vicinity when Smeeden was killed.
Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 29, is the suspect in a shooting at a MAX platform that left a 39-year-old Portland man dead on June 27, 2024. Undated photo released by PPB on July 1, 2024 Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 29, is the suspect in a shooting at a MAX platform that left a 39-year-old Portland man dead on June 27, 2024. Undated photo released by PPB on July 1, 2024 Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 29, is the suspect in a shooting at a MAX platform that left a 39-year-old Portland man dead on June 27, 2024. Undated photo released by PPB on July 1, 2024 Moyasar Osman Mohamed-Ahmed, 29, is the suspect in a shooting at a MAX platform that left a 39-year-old Portland man dead on June 27, 2024. Undated photo released by PPB on July 1, 2024
Earlier Monday, Portland detectives said the 29-year-old may have “fled the area, if not the country,” and asked anyone who has seen Mohamed-Ahmed to call 911.
Late Monday night, PPB said Mohamed-Ahmed surrendered to the Clackamas County deputy. He was then taken to the Multnomah County Jail and booked for second-degree murder.
The case continues. Anyone with other information is urged to call Portland police.
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