Jaydon Rashad Cousins was 19 when he died of a gunshot wound to the chest on January 11, 2023, in Minneapolis. The incident began about 8:20 p.m. in the parking lot of Gold Star Foods on Lowry Avenue North, when Cousins and another man allegedly tried to carjack an SUV. Surveillance footage and police reports show two men approaching the parked vehicle; when the driver opened the door the SUV reversed and dragged Cousins across the lot. The vehicle later became lodged on an embankment, and Cousins freed himself and ran across the street before collapsing.

While officers nearby responded to a separate traffic accident, a second assailant fired roughly 24 rounds at the SUV. The driver, identified as Sylvester Holden, was struck in the abdomen and taken to a hospital in critical condition; passenger Simone Blanch was wounded in the arm. Officers performed CPR on Cousins at the scene but he was pronounced dead. Investigators believe the gunman’s wild firing at the SUV may have been the shot that killed Cousins. The shooter fled on foot and has not been identified or arrested; the case remains under investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the man who ran from the lot, contact investigators.