On the afternoon of February 10, 2026, 33-year-old Darius Handy was shot and killed inside his pickup after his truck came to rest against a concrete barrier on Piedmont Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota. First responders attempted aid but Handy died at the scene. Witnesses and investigators say the shots were fired from another vehicle.

About five hours later a separate traffic stop attempt on Grand Avenue led deputies into a chase that ended near a car wash in West Duluth when a PIT maneuver disabled an SUV. Gunfire erupted from the SUV as deputies approached; the driver, identified as 30-year-old Donald P. Felver III, was fatally shot and a handgun was recovered from the driver’s seat. Two deputies involved were uninjured and placed on administrative leave.

Ballistic testing by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension produced a high confidence match between casings from Handy’s murder scene and casings from the shootout, and investigators say Handy and Felver knew each other and had argued shortly before Handy was killed. With the suspected shooter deceased, the case was closed as connected fatal incidents. Did anyone in Duluth recognize Handy or Felver, or see either vehicle that afternoon?