Walter Nathaniel Haynes, a 30-year-old Black man, was shot in downtown Minneapolis in the early hours of January 7, 2017. Gunfire broke out near 3rd Street North and 1st Avenue North after a disturbance that began inside a club and moved into the street; officers found Haynes suffering from gunshot wounds and he was rushed to Hennepin County Medical Center in critical condition.

Two other people were hurt in the same incident: a woman treated at Hennepin County Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries and a third person who reached North Memorial Medical Center with a graze wound and was released. Friends said Haynes had been trying to break up the fight when the shooting occurred. Haynes died at Hennepin County Medical Center on January 9, 2017.

Police described the investigation as ongoing in the immediate aftermath and did not name a suspect or announce an arrest. If anyone was in that area the night of January 6–7 and saw what happened or knows who fired the shots, please share information with investigators.