On the afternoon of Friday, April 29, 2022, 23-year-old Mario Ronrico Smith was fatally shot near 33rd Avenue North and James Avenue North in Minneapolis. Reports place the time at about 4:40 p.m.; the scene was described as chaotic with a possible exchange of gunfire and vehicles seen leaving the area. Smith sustained multiple gunshot wounds, fled a short distance, collapsed in the street, and was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where he was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and classified the death as a homicide. The Minneapolis Police Department opened an investigation, and as of the most recent update no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested. Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers — does anyone have details that could help bring answers in Mario’s case?