On October 30, 2011, 21-year-old Francisco Hernandez was shot and killed during a Halloween gathering at an apartment on the 3000 block of Pleasant Avenue South in Minneapolis. About ten adults and several children were at the party when 26-year-old Felix Hernandez-Pedraza arrived after being invited by an ex-girlfriend who attended. Witnesses said Hernandez-Pedraza became upset after seeing his ex-girlfriend speaking with Francisco Hernandez, then produced a handgun and fired four shots into Francisco Hernandez’s chest, killing him. A fifth shot wounded another man in the shoulder; that person was treated at Hennepin County Medical Center.

Hernandez-Pedraza fled but was arrested nearby at Pillsbury Avenue and Lake Street; he had non-life-threatening stab wounds and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. He was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree attempted murder. Francisco Hernandez was a father of three children under age four; his stepmother said the family is struggling with the loss and the children will grow up without their father.

Did anyone at the party or in the neighborhood see something important that could help clarify what led to the shooting?