Donnell Jermaine Burns, a 33-year-old Black man from Maple Grove, was shot and killed around 12:15 a.m. on June 20, 2025, near 14th Street and Nicollet Avenue in the Loring Park neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. Officers who arrived found Burns with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man sustained non-critical injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

The shooting followed a prolonged street gathering after a fireworks display, where people had been lingering and there appeared to have been a sidewalk cookout near the Volunteers of America residential building. Police say the person who fired fled before officers arrived. The Minneapolis Police Department has not announced any arrests, suspects, or a motive, and the investigation remains open. Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact the department or Crime Stoppers; a reward has been offered for tips leading to an arrest and conviction.

Did anyone in the area that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?