ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A Somali member of parliament killed in Mogadishu on Wednesday spent several years in Minnesota. Saddo Ali Warsame, who also was a popular folk singer, was killed in a drive-by shooting for which the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility. The St. Cloud Times reported that Warsame lived in St. Cloud and Minneapolis from 2007-2012.

Warsame  performed in 2010 in St. Cloud during a Somali independence celebration. Ahmed Ali Said, a candidate for the state legislature, said he had met Warsame several times and grew up listening to her sing about uniting Somalia. He described her as "courageous and patriotic."