Frank Joseph Ortley, a 35-year-old Native American man, was found dead inside a residence at 2711 15th Avenue South in Minneapolis on October 28, 2022. An autopsy confirmed multiple gunshot wounds and the death was officially ruled a homicide. Authorities say the incident began about 11:25 p.m. and is believed to have started as a confrontation between Ortley and another person he knew that escalated into fatal gunfire.

Hours after Ortley’s body was discovered, a fire heavily damaged the same house. Fire crews responded about 6:30 a.m. on October 29, 2022, and the blaze gutted the front porch and first floor, spread to the second level, and left the home uninhabitable. Investigators processed the shooting scene before the fire, and it is unclear whether the two events are connected. Neighbors reported drug-related activity near the home in the year before the murder, but no direct link has been announced. A $10,000 reward has been offered for information that helps resolve the case.

Has anyone with knowledge of that block or of Frank Ortley come forward with information that could help investigators?