FBI offering $50K for information leading to arrest of Washington murder suspect spotted in Minneapolis

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has increased its reward for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of murdering a man and seriously hurting a woman in Washington over 20 years ago.

Investigators say Liban Abdulkadir Sheikh was spotted in Minneapolis after allegedly forcing his way into a Lakewood, Wash., apartment on Nov. 27, 2002, and shooting a man in the back six times, killing him. Law enforcement says Sheikh also shot the man’s girlfriend twice in the back and the leg, leaving her injured.

A $50,000 reward is being offered in exchange for information leading to his arrest. It’s unclear when Sheikh was seen in Minnesota.

Sheikh has been charged via warrant with one count each of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary, the FBI said. A federal arrest warrant for Sheikh was also issued in December of 2002 for one count of unlawful flight to avoid pro...