Robert Lenzy Freeman King, 52, was shot and killed on December 5, 2008, after stepping outside his Minneapolis home for what his girlfriend thought would be a short errand. Fifteen minutes after he left, a fight broke out between two groups of young men near the Jerry Gamble Boys and Girls Club on Irving Avenue North, where King often spent time with his nieces and nephews. He collapsed on the sidewalk in front of the club and later died from a single bullet that entered his back and fatally damaged his lung and heart.

Police said it was unclear whether King was involved in the altercation, a bystander, or trying to intervene; his family and girlfriend maintained he was attempting to break up the fight. A juvenile male was also shot and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. In the days after the shooting no arrests had been announced and the motive remained unknown.

If anyone saw the disturbance near the Boys and Girls Club that snowy afternoon or has information about who fired the shot, please report what you know.