On the night of August 31, 2024, 27-year-old Kadar Jibril, an Ethiopian man who had been in the United States for about a year, was shot while walking home from a barbershop in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis. He was about three blocks from the cafe where he worked, walking on the 2900 block of South Grand Avenue shortly before 11:00 p.m., accompanied by another man in his 20s.

Both men were struck when gunfire erupted. Officers arriving about 10:47 p.m. found Jibril with life-threatening wounds; despite aid from police and emergency responders he died at the scene. His companion was taken to Hennepin Healthcare with injuries described as not life-threatening. Witnesses reported Jibril and the other man had been part of a group on the sidewalk when the shots were fired and that suspects fled on foot.

No arrests have been announced and police have not released suspect descriptions or a motive; the investigation remains ongoing. If anyone saw what happened or knows anything about that night on South Grand Avenue, please come forward with information.