William Andrew Grahek, 22, was shot and killed on February 14, 2017, at his home in Duluth’s East Hillside neighborhood. A junior at the University of Minnesota Duluth studying computer science and criminology, Grahek was also a specialist with the Duluth-based 312th Army Reserve Engineer Company and originally from Centerville, MN.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting around 2 p.m.; Grahek was found with gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. Early investigation suggested the shooting might have been tied to a home invasion or robbery. He lived in the house with his brother, a UMD engineering student, and a woman described as his best friend. A person of interest was briefly detained and released while investigators followed numerous leads; the ATF assisted in the inquiry.

Friends and teammates remembered him as charismatic and smiling, and the university community offered condolences and counseling. If anyone has information about what happened that afternoon at the East Hillside residence, please come forward.