Dahir Adan: Everything You Want to Know (Included Deleted Social Media)

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According to several news outlets, the Minnesota mall (the Crossroads Center) attacker was identified by community members as Dahir Adan. What is known about this man? Here we go:

Dahir Adan: Where was he from?

Dahir Adan was from the St. Cloud, Minnesota area. He had been there for a significant period of time, and was well known in the community.

He was born in Africa but had been here most of his life. He was 22 years old, and his family came to the U.S. 15 years ago.

According to The SC Times, Dahir Adan was originally named as the perpetrator by the Somali community in his town. You can watch the video below:

Dahir Adan: What did he look like?

According to sources, Dahir Adan looked like this:

Dahir Adan: Background

Dahir Adan had attended Apollo High School in St.

Cloud.

He lived with his father.

According to a local reporter: 'Dahir's soccer coach described him as a "quiet kid who didn't enjoy playing soccer." But was rather "concerned about his weight."' In fact, the reporter said that Dahir called his soccer coach a few nights before the stabbing to ask how to lose weight.

The reporter also mentioned rumors of mental illness, but said that Adan's uncle said that rumor was "a lie."

According to the Star Tribune, Early reports said Dahir Adan was a student at St. Cloud Technical College. However, those were not true. St. Cloud Technical College says he never attended that school.

Dahir Adan attended St. Cloud State University and was in his third year. Adan's alleged Facebook also mentions St. Cloud State University. He appears to have studied computers and had a consistently high GPA.

The Hill reports that he was a part time security guard. At one point, he lived in Fargo, according to a public records search.

Dahir Adan Shares a Name With a Famous Somali Military General, But They Are Not Related

Dahir Adan has the same name as a well known Somali general, who at one time was chief of the army. However, the two are not related in any way.

Dahir Adan: Past Interaction with Police

Dahir Adan was stopped by police three times for minor traffic violations. He had no history of violence.

What are Dahir Adan's Social Media Accounts

Several online sources have reported that this is his Twitter. But it's unclear whether this is the right Dahir Adan, given that this account references Ohio, not Minnesota. The last post on the account was from 2015.

It also appears that this is his Facebook. This remains unconfirmed. The Facebook account contains this photo:

EDIT: The Facebook page has been deleted, but we have an archived photo:

Interestingly enough, on that Facebook page, this was posted in 2011: "Osama dead but his people aint, thats a scary thing cause they going to want payback on the U.S, hope everything jus [sic] settles down"

There is an Instagram account for a man named Dahir Adan which contains the same profile picture, but no additional photos.

EDIT: This has been deleted as well

There Had Been Tensions Between Somalis and Others in Dahir Adan's High School

According to the SC Times, in 2015, "more than 100 students and parents, most of them Somali, protested what they described as a pattern of bullying and discrimination to which school officials have not adequately responded." It is unknown whether Dahir Adan was involved in this event.

Tension has been building in the area for several years.

Dahir Adan: Last Seen

Dahir Adan was last seen by his father last night between 6 and 6:30pm.

He had told his father that he was going out to buy a new iPhone. At around 9pm, police told his father that he was dead and began conducting raids of his apartment.

This information is being updated as new information comes in...