In the early morning hours of July 31, 2021, 20-year-old Tyesha T. Gills was fatally shot inside a home on the 100 block of 10th Street Northwest in Austin, Minnesota. Friends described a social gathering that turned deadly shortly before 2 a.m. The witness reported McGruder warned Gills, then a stun-gun activation was heard and a gunshot followed. Officers found a 9mm shell casing and a self-defense style taser at the scene; Gills was taken to the Mayo Clinic Health System and pronounced dead.

A warrant was issued for McGruder’s arrest and he was taken into custody in October 2021. If anyone was at the gathering or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.