Deondrae Atkins, 33, was found fatally shot near a downtown Saint Paul loading dock on November 13, 2022. Officers discovered his unresponsive body just after 2 a.m. on the 200 block of West Ninth Street, close to the Dorothy Day Center; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A gunshot wound was identified as the cause of death. A large sum of money, a cellphone, and a bullet were recovered near his body.

Surveillance footage shows Atkins parked his sedan in that area. A man exited an SUV parked a few cars behind and spoke with Atkins, then returned to the SUV. About 30 minutes later that same man and another individual identified as Jesse Willis Gleeson, 32, approached Atkins’ car; Gleeson tried the car doors and, shortly after, the other man shot Atkins. Atkins walked away from his vehicle hunched over before collapsing on the sidewalk.

Gleeson was later arrested in Oakdale and charged with two counts of second-degree murder. He gave multiple alibis but ultimately named the shooter as a man known as Skee, who remains at large.