William Lashay Irvin, 35, was killed in Minneapolis after gunfire erupted in the Warehouse District during the early hours of January 8, 2017. Officers were called about 2:20 a.m. to the area near Target Field and the Fourth Street North parking garage and transit building; Irvin and a woman were found with gunshot wounds. Irvin was pronounced dead at the scene; authorities said he died from multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide. The woman survived with injuries described as not life-threatening.

Investigators tied the shooting to tensions that began inside the newly opened PYRMD nightclub and spilled outside into the 300 block of 3rd Avenue North, where a gunman or gunmen opened fire. Police said they believed Irvin and the woman were intended targets but released few additional details about who fired or why the confrontation escalated.

Family members described Irvin as a North St. Paul resident who spent time with his children and granddaughter and worked cutting hair and making music while trying to build a steadier life despite earlier trouble. No arrests or charges had been announced in connection with his killing; the identity of the shooter or shooters remained an open question.

Did anyone in the area that night see something that could help identify who opened fire?