Nashville detectives say a 34-year-old man did not get far after allegedly pulling a gun on a clerk at the Shell convenience market on Charlotte Pike late Sunday, threatening to kill the employee during a robbery before driving off. Officers had already flagged him as a potential suspect in earlier cases and tracked his vehicle until he parked at another Shell on Thompson Lane, where they closed in and made the arrest.
According to a Metro Nashville Police Department Facebook update, "intelligence-based precision policing" helped detectives identify the suspect and coordinate ground units with air support as they followed his SUV to the Thompson Lane station. The department said the man is suspected of a series of four convenience-market holdups this month, and the post offers a brief rundown of the robbery and the takedown.
As reported by WSMV, the masked suspect entered the Charlotte Pike store just after 10:30 p.m., showed the clerk a pistol, and said, "If you don't want to die, give me the money." He ran to a parked SUV and was later followed by detectives until he stopped at the Shell on Thompson Lane, where officers took him into custody. During an interview, the suspect allegedly admitted to the Charlotte Pike robbery and other holdups earlier in February.
Legal status
Metro police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Abdalla Mohamed and said he faces four counts of aggravated robbery plus a charge for driving on a suspended license, with bond set at $202,000, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Mohamed was booked following the arrest and remains in custody pending court action as prosecutors review the case and detectives continue gathering evidence.
Investigators say this was one of several holdups
Police say the Charlotte Pike incident was the fourth convenience-store holdup linked to the same suspect this month, part of a pattern that drew focused attention from robbery detectives, WSMV reported. Investigators did not immediately disclose a motive and said the inquiry is ongoing.
