Omar Lamont Brown, 49, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the abdomen in an alley on the 3500 block of Penn Avenue North in Minneapolis in the early morning of Saturday, October 21, 2023. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just after 5:30 a.m.; officers and paramedics performed life-saving measures and he was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital, but he was pronounced dead at 6:12 a.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The Minneapolis Police Department homicide division is investigating. As of late October 2023, no arrests had been announced and investigators asked anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers. If anyone knew Omar, saw activity near Penn Avenue North that morning, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to authorities.