On the evening of August 8, 2021, a dispute inside a business on the 1800 block of Glenwood Avenue North in Minneapolis escalated into a fatal shooting. Darryl Wells Jr., 25, was shot multiple times. Police found him after reports of gunfire around 7:52 p.m.; first responders performed CPR and he was taken to North Memorial Medical Center in critical condition, where he died shortly after arrival. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner was ruled a homicide.

Investigators reported the killing may have been a retaliatory act tied to gang violence and believe Wells was mistakenly targeted, though he had no documented gang history. Surveillance footage was used to identify suspects: it showed a group at a makeshift memorial, then individuals getting into a stolen Porsche SUV and a Dodge Charger. Video later captured Wells entering the Skyline convenience store on Glenwood; two men in a Charger followed him inside and began shooting. As Wells fled he was struck by the Porsche and collapsed in an alley, where a teenage suspect and another juvenile exited the Porsche and shot him at close range. Wells was struck at least eight times.

A 17-year-old was charged with second-degree non-premeditated murder; four men were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, including Keon Elijah Pruitt, 18; Gregory Dwayane Hamilton, 25; William Ravon Johnson, 30; and Dantrell Deon Johnson, 28. Does anyone have information about that night or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?