Danny Wright was 54 when he was killed in Saint Paul in the early morning of August 7, 2010. While walking in the Union Gospel Mission parking lot on University Avenue around 5 a.m., he was deliberately struck by a vehicle described by witnesses as a dark green or blue two-door car. Wright was taken to Regions Hospital and died of his injuries.

Witnesses said a male driver pulled up alongside Wright and shouted at him moments before hitting him; there was no indication the two knew each other. Police believed the vehicle sustained front-end damage. The St. Paul Police Department homicide unit and Crime Stoppers sought tips, circulated flyers at homeless shelters, and offered a reward that was later increased to $4,000, but no arrests or public identifications of a suspect have been made.

Anyone who knew Danny, saw activity near the Union Gospel Mission that morning, or has information about a damaged dark green or blue two-door car is asked to contact St. Paul Police.