Steffon T. Jennings, 37, was fatally shot inside a tent at a homeless encampment on Maryland Avenue near Jackson Street in Saint Paul on July 20, 2025. Police were called about 1:15 p.m.; medics pronounced him dead shortly before 1:30 p.m. An autopsy determined he suffered seven gunshot wounds.

Investigators tied 21-year-old Francisco Diaz-Xique of Aitkin to the killing and charged him with second-degree murder. Authorities say a slip of paper with a phone number found in Jennings’s jacket was linked to Diaz-Xique. Surveillance from a nearby business shows Diaz-Xique, another man, and a woman walking to the encampment about 1 p.m.; roughly 15 minutes later two men left and a subsequent search of their vehicle recovered 9-millimeter cartridges, Diaz-Xique’s wallet and ID, and a fingerprint. Witnesses told police the trio had been selling fentanyl and that a small debt over a fentanyl purchase, described as a fronted ball, was the motive.

Jennings, known as SK or Rapper Skills, is remembered by his sister Tommalisha Edmonds for his charm, artistic outlook, and his music. Does anyone who knew Jennings or who was in that area that afternoon have information to share?