On May 21, 2021, Jarvis L. Haynes, a 27-year-old Black man from Brooklyn Park, was shot in Minneapolis and later died. The shooting occurred near Girard Avenue North between North 26th and North 27th Avenues; he suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh and was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, where he was pronounced dead at 9:45 p.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide, finding the gunshot wound to be the cause.

The Minneapolis Police Department opened an investigation, but the city has not disclosed the circumstances that led to the shooting, and no suspect information has been released. No arrests have been announced and the case remains under investigation. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help identify who shot Jarvis L. Haynes, please come forward to investigators.