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Staveonte El Brown, 19, was shot and killed on the afternoon of Monday, November 23, 2020, in the parking lot of a Cub Foods in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. According to reports, Staveonte arrived that day in a Hyundai Santa Fe and pulled alongside a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by another 19-year-old, Vaughn Coklas. Staveonte entered Coklas’s vehicle and a physical fight broke out, spilling into the parking lot.

After the two separated, money that had fallen during the struggle drew Staveonte down to pick it up. Witnesses say he was unarmed and posed no verbal or physical threat when Coklas produced a handgun and shot him in the chest. First responders found Staveonte on the pavement and pronounced him dead at the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. Bystanders identified the fleeing suspect; Vaughn Jarod Coklas was taken into custody nearby and later charged with second-degree murder with intent.

Does anyone have information about the events in the parking lot that afternoon or knew Staveonte and can help fill gaps in the timeline?