Edward Mathew Thomas Hodges Jr. was 20 when he was shot and killed in Minneapolis in the early morning of Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2020. Just before 3 a.m., the city’s ShotSpotter system and multiple 911 callers alerted police to gunfire and a disturbance in the 2700 block of Dupont Avenue North. Officers arriving found Hodges between two residences with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Multiple people were seen fleeing on foot when officers arrived. The shooting was investigated immediately, but no detailed suspect descriptions or names have been released and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open and investigators are asking the public for information that could lead to a break in the case.

If anyone has information about what happened on Dupont Avenue North that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.