On September 2, 2023, at about 1:10 a.m., Minneapolis police responded to a shooting on the 800 block of Main Street NE and found 34-year-old Shawn Deonta Torrence with life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m.; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators later found an abandoned vehicle on fire near 18th Avenue NE and California Street NE, about ten blocks from the shooting, and an attempted auto theft near 17th Avenue NE and University Avenue NE, about five blocks from the vehicle fire. Authorities are examining whether those incidents are linked to Torrence’s death. No arrests have been announced and police are asking the public for tips.

Torrence owned Perfection Painting and is remembered as a devoted father of three, brother, uncle, and friend. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral costs and to support his children. If anyone has information about the shootings, the vehicle fire, or the attempted theft on September 2, contact CrimeStoppers or the Minneapolis Police Department.