A late-afternoon argument inside an apartment on the 9400 block of Springbrook Drive NW in Coon Rapids turned deadly on June 6, 2022. Three men were involved in the confrontation just before 5 p.m.; gunfire followed and first responders found all three injured. Twenty-three-year-old Sherman Lashawn Antonio Frazier of Coon Rapids was pronounced dead at the scene. Twenty-one-year-old Elijah James Stangler, a resident of Anoka, was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

A third man suffered only minor injuries, was treated at a hospital and briefly taken into custody before being released pending further investigation. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the double homicide and has not released details about what sparked the argument or identified suspects.

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