On the night of August 23, 2021, 48-year-old Demond A. Bingham was fatally shot in St. Paul’s North End neighborhood. The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. on the 800 block of Albemarle Street near Lewis Park. Responding officers found Bingham with a gunshot wound; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Demond A. Bingham of Little Canada.

Police say a confrontation occurred between Bingham and 42-year-old Larry Rucker, the ex-boyfriend of Bingham’s girlfriend. Investigators report Rucker became jealous and the two men exchanged heated words outside an apartment building near Lewis Park. Bingham’s cousin and nephew told police he had expressed concerns about his safety and ongoing issues with Rucker. Surveillance footage reportedly captured Rucker and Bingham interacting shortly before the shooting.

Who knew Demond or saw anything near Albemarle Street that night?