John William Westly Stroud, 22, was shot and killed on April 22, 2026, outside the 66 West apartment complex in Edina, Minnesota, near York Avenue South and West 66th Street. Edina officers arrived around 12:24 to 12:30 p.m. and found Stroud on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest; responders attempted lifesaving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later determined he had been shot five times in the chest.

Surveillance footage around the complex is central to the investigation. Prosecutors say the video shows Stroud interacting with Elevoun Quinnell Wren, another 66 West resident, and that the encounter escalated into a physical struggle; Stroud is seen putting his arms around Wren’s neck, they move briefly out of view behind a pole, and Stroud then falls. The complaint alleges Wren was later seen standing over Stroud with an object in his right hand and that Wren left the area with three others. Authorities later recovered a pistol under a gray hooded sweatshirt in Wren’s apartment along with magazines and a magazine extender.

Does anyone who knew John or who was in the Southdale area that afternoon have information that could help the investigation?