Curtis Leroy Johnson, 37, was fatally shot in the chest behind a residence on the 2400 block of 16th Avenue South in Minneapolis on September 26, 2023. The shooting happened around 1 p.m.; he was taken to Hennepin Healthcare and pronounced dead at 1:41 p.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Initial investigation produced no immediate arrest, and the case remained unsolved for months. Prosecutors later linked the killing to a dispute over $20 at a homeless encampment. A jury in August 2024 found Kenneth Joel McKinnis guilty of second-degree murder, and he received a 35.5-year prison sentence.

If anyone saw activity behind the 2400 block of 16th Avenue South on September 26, 2023, or has other information about the shooting, please share what is known.