Gavin S. Spieker, 21, was fatally shot in north Minneapolis in the first minutes after midnight on September 11, 2016, near 31st and Colfax avenues North. Officers responded after gunfire was detected and found him in the street; he was taken to North Memorial Medical Center and did not survive. Authorities later ruled the death a homicide.

Public details about the shooting are spare. Early reports named Gavin and confirmed the location and time, but offered no public explanation of who was with him or why he was targeted.

Family and a memorial from North Memorial describe Gavin as someone who loved life and liked helping others; his family chose organ donation after his death. Does anyone have information about that night or remember seeing activity near 31st and Colfax avenues North around midnight on September 11, 2016?