On December 12, 2023, 45-year-old Tyrone Joseph Mohr was found inside a tent at Camp Nenookaasi, a homeless encampment in Minneapolis, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was discovered around 5:15 p.m. and was pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center after attempts to revive him. A suspect was arrested near the encampment shortly after the shooting.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office later concluded the shooting was in self-defense, stating Mohr had started a fight, attacked the shooter, and pointed a gun at him; no charges were filed against the shooter. The encampment near East 23rd Street and South 13th Avenue had been scheduled for eviction on December 14, 2023, but the city postponed that action to December 19 to give residents more time to secure housing.

This case underlines tensions at homeless encampments between public safety concerns and advocates calling for housing and support; the investigation concluded in a decision not to charge the shooter. Does anyone have information about conditions at Camp Nenookaasi or witnessed the events on December 12, 2023?