Justin Capri Boyland, 28, of Minneapolis, was shot at about 4:30 p.m. on October 26, 2023, at Spring Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake. He had accompanied his girlfriend to meet her ex-partner, 28-year-old Tyler Schlotfeldt-Gidney, to discuss matters involving a child they shared. Court documents say the girlfriend brought Boyland because Schlotfeldt-Gidney had been physically abusive in the past and Boyland didn’t trust him.

When Schlotfeldt-Gidney approached the vehicle, Boyland exited; moments later gunfire rang out. Boyland stumbled back into the vehicle with a gunshot wound to his upper right leg. He was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center, where surgeons reported the bullet struck the femoral artery or nearby area. He died from his injuries on October 28, 2023.

Schlotfeldt-Gidney was arrested on October 27 and charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm possession. Witnesses reported seeing a man matching his description leave after the shooting, place a handgun in his waistband, smile, and drive away. Does anyone have information about the events at the park or saw activity in the area that afternoon?