On the evening of October 14, 2015, 19-year-old Elija Larkin was fatally shot after a dispute in north Minneapolis. Larkin had stepped off a Metro Transit bus near 30th and Emerson avenues North, a short distance from the home he shared with his grandmother. Another man, Jontrel Marquise Bolden, also got off a bus nearby and an argument between the two quickly became physical. Witnesses and surveillance footage show Bolden produced a handgun and fired about half a dozen shots at Larkin.

Wounded, Larkin ran into the nearby New Bethel Baptist Church, whose doors were unlocked for an evening Bible study, but he collapsed and died at the scene. He had been expecting the birth of his daughter and had recently started a new job to support his growing family.

If anyone knew Elija, saw the shooting, or has information that could add detail about the moments before the dispute, please share what is known.