Kelontay Akil Croom was 22 when he was killed in a violent shootout in north Minneapolis on March 17, 2016. The exchange of gunfire took place around 2 a.m. at the intersection of Logan Avenue and 53rd Avenue North as two vehicles traveled east on 53rd Avenue North. Both vehicles crashed and some people fled the scene on foot. Croom was pronounced dead at the scene; a woman involved in the incident was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.

Minneapolis police opened an investigation and announced an arrest on March 22, 2016; the suspect was taken into custody in Brooklyn Park but authorities did not immediately release that person’s identity. The investigation remained active as police sought to identify others who may have been involved.

If anyone has information about the shootout or remembers activity in that area on the night of March 17, 2016, please share what you know.