Charles Dwarryl Royston Jr., 21, was fatally shot in Minneapolis in the late hours of January 14, 2021. Officers found him unresponsive in an alley in the 3500 block of Girard Avenue North around 10:30 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Royston was a celebrated former football player at Minneapolis North High School who had been attending college in North Dakota. He had returned to Minneapolis to be with his ill mother, who died about a month before his own death. A second person with Royston that night survived gunshot wounds and told investigators the pair were parked when two suspects approached, attempted to rob them, then opened fire; the suspects fled.

No arrests have been announced and police have not released detailed suspect descriptions. Authorities have said the shooting may have been linked to a drug deal that went wrong. Does anyone who knew Charles or was in that area that night have information that could help the investigation?