A social visit between childhood friends in Brooklyn Park turned fatal on January 9, 2021. Bobby Evans, 58, was at the home of longtime friend Glenn Douglas Smith when heavy drinking led to a heated argument that became physical. Reports say Evans tackled Smith in a bedroom and Smith’s wife intervened, pushing Evans toward the front door to separate them.

Police responding to a 911 call from Smith’s wife found Evans dead in the house. Glenn Douglas Smith, then 59, was taken into custody at the scene, surrendered the firearm, and later acknowledged to investigators that he shot Evans. He was charged with second-degree murder by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.