Demaris Mar Mar Hobbs-Ekdahl was 14 when he was shot and killed after gunfire erupted following a confrontation at a graduation party on the 6100 block of Edgewood Avenue in Woodbury, Minnesota, on June 5, 2021. Demaris had recently finished his freshman year at Tartan Senior High School. Dawson met them, they returned to the party, Dawson fired from his SUV and was met with return fire; one bullet struck Demaris in the back and he later died at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

Investigators believe the fatal bullet was fired from a gun held by Enrique Davila. Multiple people were charged: Dawson was charged days after the shooting; Jaden Townsend, 19 at the time, turned himself in and later pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree assault; Enrique Davila was arrested and faced charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder; Xavier Le Drew Hudson, 17 at the time and certified for adult trial, was charged in connection with the shooting; a 17-year-old juvenile was also taken into custody. Anyone who knew Demaris or has information about the events that night is urged to come forward.