A road rage confrontation on Interstate 35E on the evening of November 4, 2024, ended with the death of 26-year-old Tajai Evans of St. Paul. Evans was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla when its driver had an encounter with a Hyundai that reportedly brake-checked the Corolla. The Hyundai followed; after the Corolla pulled into a strip mall parking lot the Hyundai driver allegedly threw something at the car.

The Corolla later pulled up beside the parked Hyundai. Evans exited the Corolla and began punching the Hyundai driver through his open window. The Hyundai driver, identified as 25-year-old Ian Loi Bursey of Minneapolis, then shot Evans. Evans returned to the Corolla and the driver attempted to reach a hospital but crashed at 12th and Cedar Streets. Evans was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.

Bursey called 911 saying he had been assaulted and had shot his attacker; officers found him with a bloody nose. He told police he panicked, said he did not intend to kill Evans, and feared Evans might have a weapon. The Corolla driver said Evans was unarmed and that the shooting came very quickly after the first punch. Bursey was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

Did anyone in the area witness the confrontation in the strip mall parking lot or have dashcam footage of either vehicle that evening?