Man sentenced to over 13 years for fatal road rage shooting

A man has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for killing a man in a road rage incident last year.

Dhaha Hayi Hassan, 25, was sentenced to 162 months after the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder and possession of a firearm with no serial number. Hassan has 384 days of credit for time served.

As previously reported, Hassan was arrested in November of 2023 after reportedly shooting and killing 34-year-old Randy John Burtis in Minneapolis.

At the time of his arrests, the witness had reportedly told officers that Hassan had been driving down the wrong way on a one-way road, blocking traffic.

Burtis reportedly got out of the vehicle to talk with Hassan, leading to an argument between the two men. Hassan then opened his car door to step out when Burtis pushed the door shut.

Hassan then allegedly fired, striking Burtis four times in the chest and abdomen.

“Our thoughts are with Mr. Burris’s family today,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “No
sentence returns a loved one and nothing fills the hole they leave behind. However, this sentence
protects the community and delivers accountability to Mr. Hassan.”