Bobby Davion Collins, 18, of Saint Paul, was shot and killed on April 17, 2016, at Indian Mounds Regional Park. Collins had recently finished high school in a juvenile facility and was planning to start college. He attended a barbecue at Mounds Park that evening; the park was crowded with hundreds of people when a confrontation broke out between Collins and four other men and a member of the Forever After Money gang.
Witnesses say the fight began over accusations that someone had stolen a gang name. A woman involved tried to intervene with mace after her boyfriend, accused of the theft, offered to fight one-on-one. A physical fight that included a tree branch preceded the moment guns were drawn and shots fired. Paramedics pronounced Collins dead at the scene.
Prince Kavanaugh Romel Williams, 24, and Rashawn Donnell Porter, 18, were identified by police as key suspects; Williams was charged with first-degree riot while armed resulting in death and Porter with third-degree riot, each facing additional gang-related penalties. Witness and video evidence reviewed by the St. Paul police gang unit placed Collins, Williams, Porter and two others at the confrontation. The investigation remains ongoing and further charges are possible.
If anyone was at the park that night or has information about the confrontation, please share what was seen or recorded.