Omarai Nasir Engle, a 24-year-old Black man from Fridley, was killed in the early hours of June 19, 2023 after a violent encounter that investigators believe began as a shooting on Interstate 94 near the Dowling Avenue exit ramp. Officers responding to reports of a shooting found a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a garage at Dowling Avenue North and 6th Street North. Engle was inside the car with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital, where he died shortly after 1 a.m.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Preliminary Minneapolis Police Department accounts say the shooting likely occurred on the interstate and culminated in the crash; no arrests, suspects, or motive have been publicly identified. The investigation remains ongoing. If anyone saw activity on I-94 near the Dowling exit that night or has information about the crash or shooting, please come forward.