Satha Javae Taylor, a 39-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot on June 7, 2021, in Minneapolis. The confrontation began shortly before 6:30 p.m. outside Merwin Liquors at West Broadway and North Lyndale Avenue after Taylor approached a man she accused of stealing from her earlier. Surveillance shows two other men had approached that man, who appeared to be selling marijuana, just before Taylor confronted him.

A struggle followed when one of the men with Taylor pointed a gun at the man later identified as Deandre W.L. Craig. A shot was fired during the melee as several people became involved. Craig initially backed away with an opportunity to leave but then reappeared and shot Taylor in the head; she died at the scene. Craig also shot a 21-year-old man who was with Taylor, wounding him in the shoulder and elsewhere; he survived in critical condition.

Authorities identified Deandre W.L. Craig, then 27, as the suspect, issued a warrant believing he had left Minnesota, and later apprehended him. Craig was charged in connection with the shooting. If anyone saw the confrontation outside Merwin Liquors on June 7, or has information about the moments before or after the shooting, please come forward.