Samale Barkhadle, 29, was fatally shot in north Minneapolis on September 22, 2019. Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 5:31 a.m. on the 1800 block of Emerson Avenue North and found Barkhadle with gunshot wounds. He received emergency aid from officers and paramedics at the scene and was taken to Hennepin Healthcare, where he later died.

The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit took over the probe after the assault unit’s initial response. Investigators report minimal cooperation from witnesses at the scene, and no arrests or suspect descriptions have been released. The shooting occurred amid ongoing concerns about gun violence in the Twin Cities; community efforts such as the Guns Down Love Up Unity Festival had been held the day before.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact CrimeStoppers anonymously; did anyone in the area that morning see or hear anything that could help investigators?