Police say car accident led to fatal shooting.
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A 2nd degree murder trial has been rescheduled.
Alexander William Weiss, 25 of Rochester, is accused of fatally shooting Muhammed Rahim on January 14 in Rochester. Police say Weiss and Rahim were the drivers in a two-vehicle accident that led to a confrontation between the men.
Court documents state that Weiss, who has a permit to carry a firearm, is claiming self-defense.
Weiss’ trial was scheduled to begin Monday but has been moved back to September 19.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin | 11796 | 776 |
| Ramsey | 4685 | 217 |
| Stearns | 2265 | 19 |
| Dakota | 2180 | 87 |
| Anoka | 2097 | 107 |
| Nobles | 1652 | 6 |
| Olmsted | 1047 | 15 |
| Washington | 1008 | 40 |
| Mower | 921 | 2 |
| Rice | 809 | 7 |
| Scott | 658 | 4 |
| Kandiyohi | 565 | 1 |
| Clay | 563 | 37 |
| Wright | 445 | 5 |
| Blue Earth | 403 | 2 |
| Todd | 398 | 2 |
| Carver | 340 | 1 |
| Lyon | 295 | 2 |
| Sherburne | 295 | 4 |
| Freeborn | 281 | 0 |
| Steele | 215 | 0 |
| Benton | 208 | 3 |
| Watonwan | 203 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 161 | 14 |
| Martin | 156 | 5 |
| Nicollet | 144 | 12 |
| Cottonwood | 133 | 0 |
| Goodhue | 119 | 8 |
| Winona | 119 | 15 |
| Crow Wing | 102 | 12 |
| Pine | 100 | 0 |
| Chisago | 93 | 1 |
| Otter Tail | 92 | 1 |
| Unassigned | 83 | 35 |
| Le Sueur | 82 | 1 |
| Carlton | 81 | 0 |
| Dodge | 81 | 0 |
| McLeod | 81 | 0 |
| Polk | 79 | 2 |
| Chippewa | 75 | 1 |
| Itasca | 65 | 12 |
| Douglas | 61 | 0 |
| Isanti | 61 | 0 |
| Meeker | 58 | 1 |
| Morrison | 58 | 1 |
| Waseca | 57 | 0 |
| Becker | 54 | 0 |
| Jackson | 54 | 0 |
| Faribault | 53 | 0 |
| Murray | 51 | 0 |
| Pennington | 50 | 0 |
| Sibley | 48 | 2 |
| Mille Lacs | 32 | 2 |
| Wabasha | 31 | 0 |
| Brown | 30 | 2 |
| Rock | 30 | 0 |
| Yellow Medicine | 29 | 0 |
| Beltrami | 27 | 0 |
| Fillmore | 25 | 0 |
| Pipestone | 25 | 1 |
| Houston | 24 | 0 |
| Renville | 24 | 2 |
| Norman | 20 | 0 |
| Swift | 20 | 1 |
| Wilkin | 20 | 3 |
| Redwood | 16 | 0 |
| Wadena | 15 | 0 |
| Aitkin | 14 | 0 |
| Big Stone | 14 | 0 |
| Kanabec | 14 | 1 |
| Cass | 13 | 2 |
| Koochiching | 13 | 1 |
| Marshall | 12 | 0 |
| Pope | 10 | 0 |
| Lincoln | 8 | 0 |
| Clearwater | 7 | 0 |
| Lake | 7 | 0 |
| Mahnomen | 7 | 1 |
| Grant | 6 | 0 |
| Roseau | 6 | 0 |
| Hubbard | 5 | 0 |
| Traverse | 5 | 0 |
| Lac qui Parle | 4 | 0 |
| Stevens | 4 | 0 |
| Red Lake | 3 | 0 |
| Kittson | 2 | 0 |
| Cook | 1 | 0 |
| Lake of the Woods | 0 | 0 |
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Confirmed | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Polk | 6037 | 177 |
| Woodbury | 3165 | 44 |
| Black Hawk | 2095 | 57 |
| Buena Vista | 1695 | 11 |
| Linn | 1203 | 82 |
| Dallas | 1175 | 29 |
| Johnson | 1145 | 8 |
| Marshall | 1012 | 18 |
| Wapello | 700 | 30 |
| Story | 694 | 3 |
| Pottawattamie | 692 | 11 |
| Crawford | 666 | 2 |
| Scott | 631 | 10 |
| Muscatine | 615 | 44 |
| Dubuque | 512 | 22 |
| Sioux | 455 | 0 |
| Tama | 445 | 29 |
| Wright | 370 | 0 |
| Louisa | 360 | 13 |
| Jasper | 317 | 17 |
| Plymouth | 300 | 4 |
| Warren | 245 | 2 |
| Dickinson | 241 | 2 |
| Washington | 225 | 9 |
| Hamilton | 185 | 1 |
| Webster | 161 | 2 |
| Boone | 136 | 1 |
| Clarke | 125 | 2 |
| Allamakee | 124 | 4 |
| Clay | 121 | 0 |
| Mahaska | 115 | 17 |
| Shelby | 106 | 0 |
| Poweshiek | 104 | 8 |
| Cerro Gordo | 99 | 1 |
| Clinton | 95 | 1 |
| Bremer | 87 | 6 |
| Des Moines | 84 | 3 |
| Carroll | 82 | 1 |
| Henry | 82 | 3 |
| Taylor | 78 | 0 |
| Cedar | 75 | 1 |
| Emmet | 75 | 0 |
| Franklin | 75 | 0 |
| Pocahontas | 75 | 1 |
| Cherokee | 72 | 0 |
| Monona | 70 | 0 |
| Marion | 66 | 0 |
| Floyd | 65 | 2 |
| Guthrie | 64 | 4 |
| Hardin | 63 | 0 |
| Sac | 63 | 0 |
| Benton | 58 | 1 |
| Jones | 54 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 53 | 0 |
| Osceola | 51 | 0 |
| Harrison | 50 | 0 |
| Monroe | 50 | 6 |
| Humboldt | 48 | 1 |
| Lee | 48 | 2 |
| Hancock | 47 | 0 |
| Iowa | 47 | 0 |
| Buchanan | 45 | 1 |
| Butler | 45 | 2 |
| Calhoun | 44 | 2 |
| Delaware | 41 | 1 |
| Clayton | 39 | 3 |
| Lyon | 39 | 0 |
| Davis | 37 | 1 |
| Madison | 37 | 2 |
| Mills | 34 | 0 |
| Fayette | 33 | 0 |
| Grundy | 33 | 0 |
| Kossuth | 32 | 0 |
| Palo Alto | 31 | 0 |
| Lucas | 30 | 4 |
| Winneshiek | 29 | 0 |
| Greene | 28 | 0 |
| Chickasaw | 25 | 0 |
| Union | 25 | 0 |
| Jackson | 24 | 0 |
| Winnebago | 24 | 0 |
| Mitchell | 23 | 0 |
| Howard | 22 | 0 |
| Ida | 22 | 0 |
| Appanoose | 20 | 3 |
| Page | 20 | 0 |
| Keokuk | 19 | 1 |
| Van Buren | 19 | 0 |
| Audubon | 17 | 1 |
| Cass | 17 | 0 |
| Adair | 15 | 0 |
| Ringgold | 14 | 0 |
| Worth | 14 | 0 |
| Decatur | 10 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 10 | 2 |
| Adams | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne | 8 | 0 |
| Fremont | 7 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 3 | 0 |
