Sadik A. Yusuf, 35, was shot and killed on the morning of July 3, 2025, outside the Villages at Essex Park on 41st Street Northwest in Rochester, Minnesota. Witnesses told investigators the dispute that led to the shooting involved money and perceived disrespect; one eyewitness said a bag of marijuana was taken during the confrontation. Officers arrived about 11:30 a.m. and found Yusuf on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance footage showed a person walking toward the courtyard shortly before the shooting and leaving immediately afterward, and detectives later tracked a phone to another building in the complex. Charging materials allege a brief confrontation, a gun drawn from a satchel, and a single shot that ended Yusuf’s life.

If anyone saw the events outside Essex Park on that July morning or has information about what happened, please share what you know.