Demitri Ellis-Strong, 37, was shot and killed on the Green Line light rail platform near Fifth and Minnesota streets in downtown Saint Paul in the early morning of May 20, 2022. Medics found him on the platform around 4:15 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and torso; he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later confirmed he died from six gunshot wounds.

Surveillance footage captured the attack. Charging documents report that a dispute between Ellis-Strong and another man escalated on the platform; the video shows the suspect approaching, firing a handgun, and then shooting Ellis-Strong multiple additional times while he was on the ground. A witness told police they heard two gunshots, then two more, and then saw someone stand over Ellis-Strong and shoot him three more times before fleeing on foot. Authorities arrested a suspect the day after the shooting, linking that person to the scene with surveillance footage and DNA evidence.

Family members remembered Ellis-Strong as a man who loved his family and is deeply missed. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Demitri Ellis-Strong, please come forward to assist the investigation.