Eric Darnell Holmes, 54, was found unresponsive in his Brooklyn Park condominium on September 6, 2023, after a nephew went to check on him and encountered a bloody scene. Responders discovered Holmes had sustained multiple gunshot wounds; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, noting two gunshot wounds to the head.

Authorities executed a search warrant later that day at a home on the 8500 block of Adair Circle and arrested a 50-year-old man who was held without bail pending a possible murder charge; the suspect’s name was not immediately released. Friends and family remembered Holmes on a national gun violence memorial site by nicknames such as Big E and og, describing him as smart and someone who took care of others.

The investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Eric, his routines, or saw anything in the Strawberry Commons area on September 6, 2023, please come forward with information.