How do you spell Mario Madrigal Jr. in Somali??? Original Article Somali migrants in Ohio protest police shooting Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press Dec. 31, 2005 12:00 AM COLUMBUS, Ohio - Somali immigrants upset about the fatal police shooting of a man they say had mental health problems rallied Friday in protest, questioning the decision to use deadly force. A crowd that Columbus police estimated in the hundreds alternated between standing in front of City Hall and marching around two city blocks chanting, "We want justice!" Protesters held signs with statements such as, "Nasir Abdi needed medication, not a bullet." Nasir Abdi, 23, was shot Wednesday as four Franklin County deputies tried to take him back to a mental hospital where he had been force-fed medication. Columbus police detectives said that Abdi had threatened them with a kitchen knife with a 6-inch blade. But Somali leaders said that witnesses to the shooting never saw a knife in Abdi's hands. "What we need is the facts to come out, and we want justice to be served," said Liibaan Ismail of Columbus, a spokesman for the protesters. Sheriff Jim Karnes said Friday that his office was familiar with Abdi and his mental health problems, though the deputy who shot him probably was not. Nevertheless, he said, his officers know their responsibilities. "They know what they have to do to protect themselves and the public," he said. Karnes said his officers have taken only the minimum training in dealing with mentally ill suspects required by the state. "Unless it's mandated by the state, we probably don't have enough time or money to do it," Karnes said. "Training costs money."