Mohamed A. Hared gets 128 months for fatal coworker shooting
Mohamed A. Hared received 128 months in prison for fatally shooting coworker Ahmed Ibrahim Cariif during a dispute over a missing flashlight attachment. The case shows how workplace arguments can turn deadly when firearms are involved.
A Minnesota man who told coworkers “no one’s going home today” before opening fire in an Amazon parking lot was sentenced Thursday to more than a decade in prison for the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old colleague. Mohamed A. Hared, 26, received 128 months after pleading guilty to second-degree unintentional murder while committing a felony in the death of Ahmed Ibrahim Cariif, the Dakota County Attorney’s Office said. The killing unfolded early on June 29, 2024, in the lot of an Amazon fulfillment center in Lakeville, where the two men had carpooled for an overnight shift alongside a third coworker.
Police say the dispute began when Hared discovered a flashlight attachment missing from his handgun, which had been left in the shared vehicle. After accusing Cariif and the third coworker of taking it—and hearing their denials—Hared warned them, “No one’s going home today,” according to court records. Surveillance footage later showed the group split up, but the tension reignited during a second confrontation. Hared pulled out the handgun, and a witness told police Cariif tried to grab it. The first shot missed, striking a nearby car, but the second hit Cariif in the chest. He died at the scene; an autopsy confirmed the bullet pierced his heart, lung, and aorta. Investigators said Hared had chances to walk away but kept pushing the confrontation instead.
Hared initially faced a charge of second-degree intentional murder but pleaded guilty in January to the lesser count of unintentional murder during a felony. Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena called the shooting senseless, noting that a life was taken over a missing flashlight attachment. The case highlights the lethal consequences of escalating workplace conflicts, especially when firearms are involved during routine disputes. For Amazon workers and others in high-pressure overnight shifts, the episode underscores how quickly arguments can turn catastrophic when weapons are present.
The sentence sends a clear message about accountability, even when intent isn’t explicitly to kill. But it also leaves unanswered questions about the workplace culture that allowed a loaded handgun to be left in a shared vehicle overnight. With more Americans carrying guns in everyday settings, the tragedy serves as a grim reminder of how easily preventable conflicts can turn fatal.
