What held Somalia together—and sometimes drove it apart—was its elaborate clan system. The five principal clan families, Darod, Dir, Isaaq (sometimes considered a Dir subclan), Hawiye ...

Darod was arrested on July 7, 2023, after reportedly searching for flights to Somalia. Jama was arrested a day later at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after purchasing a flight to Turkey ...

Court records say Jama had tried to board a flight to Turkey, with an end destination of Somalia. After the shooting, Darod performed web searches for flights to Somalia, which does not have an ...

Darod was captured in the Columbus area within 12 hours, and Jama was arrested while trying to board a flight from Chicago to Turkey/Somalia. Police said Sarond was also searching for flights to ...