Spencer Carpenter, 62, was fatally shot on August 1, 2022, in Brooklyn Park after a security guard confronted him at the Huntington Place apartments on the 5800 block of 73rd Avenue North. According to reports, a woman’s screams drew the guard, who arrived to find Carpenter allegedly attempting to stab the woman with a knife. The guard ordered Carpenter to drop the weapon; when he did not, the guard fired multiple times. Carpenter was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital, where he later died.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Carpenter and ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. The woman was described as being in a domestic relationship with Carpenter; no further details about her condition were released. The security guard, employed by 10-Code Security, has not been publicly identified and has been cooperating with investigators. No arrests or charges have been announced.

If anyone witnessed the incident at Huntington Place or has information about the events that led up to it, please share what is known.