Parker Charles Johnson, 24, was shot to death in the Meadowview Apartments parking lot in Hibbing, Minnesota, in the early morning of Sunday, November 2, 2025. Officers responded to gunfire around 2:15 a.m. and found Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting followed Johnson’s 24th birthday celebration the previous day.

Investigators, with help from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, identified and arrested a 30-year-old man later that day. Court filings say both men had been at a local bar and then an after-party at the apartment complex. A witness reported seeing a man in a Deadpool sweatshirt fire a gun; body camera footage showed the arrested man wearing that sweatshirt when officers arrived. He initially denied involvement but, after being told self-defense is a recognized defense in Minnesota, allegedly admitted to firing, claiming the shooting was in response to Johnson pointing a long gun at him. The autopsy, however, shows Johnson was shot once in the face and twice in the back, a detail authorities say contradicts the self-defense claim.

The suspect, identified as Daniel James Dale of Hoyt Lakes, has been charged with second-degree intentional murder and held on $1 million unconditional bail. Was anyone at the bar or the after-party that night who can shed light on what happened in the parking lot?