On the morning of July 30, 2019, a walker in Lakeview Knolls Park in Maple Grove, Minnesota, found the body of 26-year-old Dayton Leonard Carter of Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled Carter’s death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators reported the motive was likely linked to drug-related criminal activity and later said they believe a third person was present in the park at the time of the shooting.

Maple Grove police named two persons of interest, 20-year-old Adrick J. Hare of Maple Grove and 18-year-old Arianna S. Sylvester of Zimmerman. They were located and arrested during a traffic stop in Big Lake but were released without charges; authorities said the investigation remained active and no other suspects were being sought at that time. Carter’s family has offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

If anyone has information about who was with Dayton in the park that morning or other details that could move this investigation forward, please come forward.