Demontez Whitner was 27 when he was found dead in his car on the 5700 block of 33rd Avenue South in Minneapolis on July 21, 2018. Residents heard gunshots and police discovered Whitner inside the vehicle; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Friends at the scene said he appeared to have been ambushed, and evidence indicated he had been trying to flee his attacker or attackers, reversing his car onto the front lawn of a nearby residence in a desperate attempt to escape.

The Minneapolis Police Department opened an investigation and reported no arrests or publicly identified suspects at the time. The case remained under active investigation with no announced arrests or charges through late 2025.

If anyone has information about what happened to Demontez Whitner that could help investigators, please come forward.