Moment knifeman who killed Porsche driver in 'Wild West' attack is tackled by police

"One officer can be heard shouting: Off the phone. Drop the phone now, drop it! Get your arms out... you're under arrest for murder. Police had been called to reports of a fight on Bell Street, at the junction with Edgware Road, shortly before 11pm on June 4 2024. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found Mohamed Abdi suffering from a knife-wound injury. They administered CPR before London Ambulance Service paramedics arrived."

"Samad and Abdi, who knew each other before the murder, had been driving down Edgware Road in separate cars in the lead-up to the attack. Moments earlier, Abdi had pulled his Porsche Cayenne up behind Samad's Seat Leon in traffic and flashed his lights. The occupants of both cars then got out and began fighting in the street, each armed with knives. After disarming Abdi, Samad chased him back to his vehicle. Before Abdi could close the door, Samad stabbed him three times. The fatal attack was over within 25 seconds of the Porsche's lights being flashed, police said."

"The video showed the incident itself, and was used by detectives to identify the victim and killer. The footage was used alongside thorough analysis of phone data to trace the suspects from their homes to the scene of the crime. Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Denby, of Specialist Crime South, said: "The attack which left Abdi dead took just 25 seconds. It is a stark and brutal example of the horrors of gang violence.""

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, killed 19-year-old Mohamed Abdi during an outbreak of violence on Edgware Road on the evening of June 4, 2024. Samad claimed self-defence but believed Abdi had been involved in the kidnapping and torture of a friend two days earlier and sought revenge. Both men drove separately, a Porsche flashed lights behind Samad’s car, and occupants of both vehicles engaged in a knife fight. After disarming Abdi, Samad chased him and stabbed him three times; the fatal attack lasted around 25 seconds. Police used CCTV and phone data to identify and trace suspects and arrested Samad in a supermarket.

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