Lamontay Giovanni Brown, a 19-year-old Black man from Danville, Illinois, was killed in north Minneapolis in the early hours of June 25, 2022. Shortly after midnight gunfire was detected near Lowry and Aldrich avenues, triggering a ShotSpotter activation and multiple 911 calls reporting a man down behind a residence on the 700 block of 31st Avenue North. Officers and medics found Lamontay with severe gunshot injuries and took him to North Memorial Medical Center, where he later died.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the back. Minneapolis police canvassed the neighborhood for evidence and witnesses; no arrests have been announced and no suspect descriptions have been released. The investigation is open and active. If anyone has information about what happened that night or saw activity near Lowry and Aldrich around midnight on June 25, 2022, contact investigators.