Alfonzo Armstead, 30, was shot and killed on December 13, 2023, in St. Paul near the intersection of University Avenue and Arundel Street in the Summit-University neighborhood. The shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing gunfire and seeing someone on the ground; officers found Armstead with gunshot wounds to his back, abdomen, and leg. He was transported to Regions Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Surveillance footage shows a 22-year-old identified as E’Shaun Maurice Funches exit an SUV with two others, approach Armstead outside Sunrise Grocery and Tobacco, and open fire while Armstead’s back was turned. A St. Paul police sergeant pursued and apprehended Funches at the scene. A handgun later recovered under leaves near the scene had ammunition matching casings found at the location. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office filed charges against Funches, including two counts of second-degree murder.

Armstead’s girlfriend told police he had recently been involved in an altercation with three men in front of the store, which may be connected to the shooting. Court records show Funches completed a term of supervised probation on November 17, 2023, for a prior armed robbery conviction; the shooting happened about three and a half weeks after that release. Anyone with information about Armstead or the events that led to this shooting is asked to come forward.