On the evening of April 19, 2020, 31-year-old Kevin Logan Jr. went to an apartment in Maple Grove, Minnesota, for a scheduled, supervised visit with his two children. The apartment on the 11800 block of 80th Avenue North was the home of his ex-girlfriend, who was celebrating her birthday; her new boyfriend, Rodney Velho, was also present. Witnesses say Logan and Velho initially greeted one another cordially.

About 45 minutes after Logan arrived, an argument in the apartment bathroom escalated. Velho then stood over him and fired two additional shots. An autopsy confirmed Logan died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen; he was unarmed. Velho fled but surveillance footage captured him leaving the building at 7:10 p.m., and officers arrested him in the parking lot soon after police were called.

Velho was charged with second-degree intentional murder and in April 2021 pleaded guilty, admitting he argued with Logan, shot him, and fired the extra shots as Logan lay on the floor; he said he fired because he believed Logan might retrieve a gun though he never saw one. Did anyone who knew Kevin or who was at that gathering see something that hasn’t been shared publicly?