Malcom Jamal Williams, a 29-year-old Black man from Minneapolis, was shot and killed inside the Lake Street light-rail station near Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020. Police were called shortly before 2:30 p.m. and found Williams in the station’s upstairs escalator lobby or vestibule without a pulse; officers attempted lifesaving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner determined he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators say an argument or confrontation escalated and another person produced a firearm and opened fire. Detectives later focused on station surveillance footage that shows a man entering the lobby accompanied by a woman, a confrontation with Williams, and the man allegedly drawing a black semiautomatic handgun and firing at least twice after Williams removed his hat. Witnesses told police the dispute involved a small amount of money and identified the man from the footage.

No arrest had been announced in the days immediately after the killing; the investigation relied on surveillance evidence and witness identifications. Did anyone see Williams at the Lake Street station that afternoon or recognize the people in the footage?