A Minneapolis man is accused of attempting to stab his girlfriend to death as well as the woman’s friend at a motel in Roseville early Thursday morning.
Axmed Maxamed Hilowle, 23, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted premeditated murder, according to the criminal complaint filed against him Friday in Ramsey County District Court.
Both women were injured in the incident but are expected to survive.
Roseville police responded to a Motel 6 on the 2300 block of Cleveland Avenue in Roseville about 6:45 a.m.Thursday on a report that a woman was on the premises covered in blood, according to the charges.
Multiple 911 callers also reported that two women were stabbed at the motel.
Police found one woman in the parking lot covered in blood from multiple stab wounds. The 20-year-old had been stabbed in her left shoulder, right arm, her spine and her head.
She told police she’d been stabbed by her friend’s boyfriend.
Officers found a second woman bleeding inside one of the motel’s rooms. The 24-year-old had stab wounds on her left arm, head, chest, lower back and neck.
A steak knife with a red handle was found on the floor.
The 24-year-old told police that Hilowle had been abusive to her in their relationship and that she was staying at the motel with her son until she could find new housing, according to the charges. Her friend offered to stay with them for a few nights.
At about 5 a.m. Thursday, she said Hilowle texted her and told her he didn’t have anywhere to stay and was freezing and asked that she give him back his car, which she had, the woman told police, according to the complaint.
He took an Uber to the motel and she met him in the vehicle near the front of the establishment to provide her more protection, she reported to officers.
Once inside the vehicle, Hilowle pinned her against the center console and prevented her from leaving, charges say.
He drove the car toward the back of the motel and followed her up to their room. After spending a brief time in a bathroom, Hilowle emerged with a knife and began attacking her friend, according to the complaint.
The woman said Hilowle was mad at her friend because he believed she was preventing her from reconciling with him, according to the charges.
As he was stabbing her friend, Hilowle’s girlfriend said she intervened, and he began stabbing her instead.
The friend managed to escape the room and later told officers she didn’t think she would survive the attack as Hilowle told them he intended to kill them both before killing himself, the complaint said.
Officers located Hilowle on foot near the motel. As they approached, he got on the ground and was arrested without incident, authorities say.
He told officers what he did was “totally wrong” and asked if the women were OK, the complaint said.
No attorney was listed for Hilowle in court records. He is expected to make his first appearance on the charges Monday.
He has no prior criminal record in Minnesota.
