Aundre Loyd was 15 when he was shot and killed in a basement party in the Jordan neighborhood of Minneapolis on the night of November 2, 2025. Family members say he left home in costume for a birthday celebration on the 2900 block of Russell Avenue North; inside a cramped basement room he complimented a teen’s shoes, an interaction that prosecutors say was followed by a gunshot. Aundre was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the side of his head and could not be revived.

Officers arrived shortly after 10:45 p.m. and encountered a witness who fled the basement; that teen later told police another boy had pulled the trigger. A 16-year-old, identified in court filings as Raymond Valentino Bowser, was taken into custody at the scene and charged via juvenile petition with second-degree murder with intent.

Aundre, known to friends and family as Baby Dre or Lil Dre, had just begun high school after earning an eighth-grade diploma at Sojourner Truth Academy. Relatives described him as outgoing, loving, and a basketball fan. The family reports he was his mother Aigner’s only child; she is also coping with cancer. Does anyone who attended that party or knew Aundre have information that could help clarify what happened?