Michael D. Tucker, 49, was found dead from a single gunshot wound to his back in the street near Edgerton Street and Case Avenue East in Saint Paul on the evening of December 4, 2025. Officers responded to reports of a gunshot at about 9:12 p.m.; medical crews transported Tucker to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators say Tucker had been communicating earlier that night with a Facebook profile using the name Lois Griffin to arrange a cocaine purchase. Traces of the social accounts and a Cash App profile led to Ryshaun Ca’Mia Rhodes, 36, of Brooklyn Park.

A December 16 search of a Brooklyn Park residence resulted in the recovery of a purple Taurus 9mm from a gun safe. Authorities charged Rhodes and her brother, Derek Alonzo Mitchell, with second-degree murder. Rhodes told investigators she set up the deal for money and said Mitchell fired after Tucker complained about the narcotics; she identified Mitchell as the shooter. Mitchell initially denied being in Saint Paul, later said he fired while hiding in the back seat and claimed self-defense; police noted Tucker was shot in the back. Anyone with information about Tucker or that night is asked to come forward.