Deonta Lashawn Young was 18 and had just celebrated his high school graduation when he was killed in a shooting in Minneapolis on June 21, 2026. The shooting happened about 1:20 a.m. in a parking lot on the 2100 block of Lyndale Avenue South after a group that included Young was reportedly targeted by gunfire from another group.

First responders found Young with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and later pronounced dead. An adult male who may have been at the scene arrived at North Memorial Medical Center by private vehicle with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

The Minneapolis Police Department homicide unit is investigating. No arrests, charges, or publicly named suspects had been announced as of this report. If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact investigators to help bring those responsible to justice?