Darren Maurice Blissitt, 59, was fatally shot in his Minneapolis apartment in the early morning hours of September 9, 2021. Blissitt placed a 911 call at about 2:45 a.m. to report he had been shot; responders found him with two gunshot wounds to the groin and he was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2000 block of N. Emerson Avenue.

That man went to Blissitt’s apartment, confronted him about a gun and, after Blissitt denied having one, produced a firearm and shot him. After the first shooting Blissitt retrieved a gun from under his pillow and handed it to the visitor, who then shot him a second time before leaving.

Investigators identified the visitor as Jeffrey V. Murray. Blissitt’s fiancée, who was present during the shooting, identified Murray with full certainty in a photo lineup. Murray was arrested about a month later on October 7 and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and illegal weapons possession; bail was set at $1 million.

If anyone knew Blissitt, who he spent time with, or has information about that night, please share what is known.