On October 14, 2023, at about 1:30 a.m., Minneapolis officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found 30-year-old Khadar Osman Barre from Edina unconscious in the alley behind the 2500 block of 17th Avenue South with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. CPR was administered, but Barre was pronounced dead at the scene around 2 a.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the death a homicide from the gunshot wound.

No arrests have been announced and the Minneapolis Police Department is continuing its investigation. The shooting has been cited as part of broader concerns about gun violence in the city, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward to assist Barre’s family and the investigation.

If anyone saw activity in that alley or the surrounding block around 1:30 a.m. on October 14, 2023, or has other information, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department.