On the evening of April 29, 2026, 69-year-old Carl Steven Hampton was found fatally shot inside a residence in the 4800 block of Bryant Avenue North in North Minneapolis. Police responding to a 911 call pronounced Hampton dead at the scene.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting did not appear random, indicating Hampton may have been targeted, but investigators released few details in the first hours. In the weeks that followed the case remained active but unsolved: no arrests have been made and no suspects publicly identified.

The department has asked anyone with information to come forward to help bring answers for Hampton’s family. If anyone knew Carl Steven Hampton or has information about that April 29 shooting, please share what you know with police.