A late-night argument ended in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis on August 15, 2014. Kenneth Madison, 53, was inside an apartment on the 2700 block of Blaisdell Avenue South when a dispute with another man escalated. Witnesses said Madison challenged the other man just before a gunshot; police found Madison with a gunshot wound to his waist and he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he died a few hours later from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Occupants of the apartment initially told investigators Madison had stumbled in already injured, but later admitted he was shot inside the unit and identified the shooter, saying the shooter had threatened to kill them if they spoke to police. The investigation identified 59-year-old Rico P. Howard as the suspect. Two days after the shooting Howard was located on a Greyhound bus bound for Los Angeles; he had bought a one-way ticket less than 24 hours after the shooting, carried no luggage and had about $5,000 in cash. He was arrested and taken to the Hennepin County Jail and was charged with second-degree murder for Madison’s death.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember the night on Blaisdell Avenue and can add details about what led up to the shooting?