FBI raises reward for fugitive with Minneapolis ties
The FBI has raised the reward to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Liban Abdulkadir Sheikh, who is wanted in a 2002 Washington state murder and is believed to have ties to Minneapolis.[1]
Sheikh is accused in a November 27, 2002 shooting in which a man was shot six times in the back of the head and the man's girlfriend was also shot.[1] The FBI says Sheikh fled Washington, was later seen in Minneapolis and may have travel or ties across multiple U.S. cities, Canada, Europe and Somalia.[1]
The case has been the subject of a decades-long manhunt by federal and local authorities.[1] Sheikh has remained at large despite years of investigative activity and public appeals.
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- FBI has raised the reward to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Liban Abdulkadir Sheikh.
- Sheikh is wanted for a November 27, 2002 murder in Washington state where a man was shot six times in the back of the head and the victim’s girlfriend was also shot.
- The FBI says Sheikh fled Washington, was later seen in Minneapolis, and may have ties or travel history across multiple U.S. cities, Canada, Europe, and Somalia.
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October 27, 2026