Loved ones of murder victim say that having 28-year-old Hakeem Muhammad in custody is bittersweet
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Police say 28-year-old Hakeem Muhammad was the driver who crashed and killed a 6-year-old girl in Brooklyn Center on Friday. Officers were chasing him because he was wanted for second-degree murder for a case that occurred in early April.
Family says 29-year-old Devan Dampier was shot by Muhammad during an argument on April 7. He later died.
“It’s like a tragic situation on top of a tragic situation,” said Dampier’s fiancé, Alsaisha Lingbeck.
Lingbeck and Dampier had two children together. She says she hopes justice will be served, but that it comes at a heartbreaking price.
“Just like that in a flash, he took five people and changed their lives in one car. That hurts, that hurts,” she said.
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Muhammad’s first court appearance in the Dampier case is Tuesday. He has not yet been charged in Friday’s crash.