KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who founded a Kansas City, Missouri, nonprofit — aimed at preventing re-incarceration — and is accused of murder, turned himself in earlier this week, police said.
Prosecutors allege Na'im Al-Amin, 44, gunned down Todd Tillman on July 14 in the 1300 block of E. 81st Terrace.
Al-Amin is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Tillman.
A spokesperson for the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department said authorities had been searching for Al-Amin outside of KCMO and federal partners were involved in the search.
During the investigation, detectives interviewed two witnesses who'd seen Al-Amin on the night of the killing, according to court papers.
One of the witnesses said she'd recently introduced Al-Amin to Tillman and has known him for about five years. She also told detectives Al-Amin was the founder of the nonprofit SWAGG INC.
On the night of the murder, the witness said Al-Amin invited her to his home. When she arrived, Al-Amin allegedly held her at gunpoint and forced her to take him to Tillman's location.
When they arrived at the location, Al-Amin and Tillman were allegedly involved in an altercation. The woman said Al-Amin was armed with a gun that had a blue laser and heard several gunshots.
After hearing the gunshots, Al-Amin allegedly forced the woman to drive him to the Missouri River where he allegedly disposed of the gun and phone.
The witness identified Al-Amin as the shooter after being shown a lineup of photos.
Before he was arrested, Al-Amin spent his days running SWAGG INC.
According to a now-deleted website, SWAGG INC worked to prevent people from going back to prison after being released by promoting “ownership by developing Returning Citizens through education, employment, and entrepreneurship."
Al-Amin turned himself on Tuesday and is due in court on Oct. 19 for bond hearing.
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