Prince Hinton, 31, was shot and killed on the evening of August 7, 2021, outside the Winner Gas Station at West Broadway and Lyndale Avenues North in Minneapolis. He was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital but died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen; the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. He is also known as Prince Shamir Martin and was a father of four.

Authorities said Hinton was a prominent member of the YNT/Taliban street gang, and investigators expressed concern his killing might trigger retaliatory violence. A day after the slaying a retaliatory shooting occurred and four men were arrested; it has not been publicly reported whether those arrests are connected to Hinton’s murder. The Minneapolis Police Department continues to investigate.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night that could help the investigation?