A dispute at a busy Minneapolis intersection ended in gunfire and the death of 36-year-old Adonis Qumar Meekins on September 20, 2025. The shooting occurred just before midnight near the corner of Chicago Avenue S and E. Franklin Avenue. Meekins, a Black/African American man known to some as 3 Deno, was taken to a local hospital but died of his gunshot wounds.

Meekins was a father of two who worked in construction and attended North High; family described him as loving, caring, helpful, and thoughtful. Preliminary reports say shots were fired after a dispute and the suspected shooter fled on foot. No arrests had been announced in the days following the shooting and the investigation remained active.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has information that could help identify the person or people who fled the scene, please share what you know with investigators.