Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi
Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, died on November 30, 2024, while held at Cook County Jail in Chicago. Accounts differ on where he was found: one says he was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine security check and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, while another says he was found unresponsive at the jail's health center. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said he died by suicide, and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Cook County Sheriff's Office says he died by suicide by hanging, and the medical examiner's autopsy is pending.
Reported by: Cook County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Cook County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (3)
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Death in Custody Reports (edition of 2026-07-28)
- Suspect accused of shooting Jewish man near synagogue dead after being found unresponsive in jail
- West Rogers Park, Chicago shooting, hate crime suspect Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi dead after found unresponsive at Cook County Jail