Rayshawn Earl James Brown, a 30-year-old Black man from St. Paul, was shot and killed on the night of April 23, 2022, in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

The incident began just before midnight with a verbal altercation inside Williams Uptown Pub. Surveillance footage shows a man identified as Leontawan Lentez Holt punch another patron and a brawl involving numerous people, including a 17-year-old named Jaqwon James Smith. Brown left the bar during the chaos; Holt and Smith exited shortly after. Outside, as Holt, Smith, and others walked west and Brown walked east, Brown appeared to reach into his pocket. Holt extended his arm, held a gun, and fired; Smith allegedly fired at least seven times. Brown ran a short distance before collapsing near a parking ramp entrance. A medical professional attempted lifesaving measures but Brown was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators found Brown in possession of a handgun and believed he may have fired once at the men who shot him. Forensic testing determined he was struck by a bullet from the gun Holt had fired.

Does anyone have information about Brown’s movements inside or outside the bar that night or about the black Dodge Charger seen fleeing?