David Isaac

David Lashawn Isaac, a 23-year-old Black man from St. Paul, Minnesota, was known to some as "Ballaholic." His life was cut short in the early hours of October 23, 2023, when he was found fatally shot in the city's West Side neighborhood. Just after midnight, a 911 caller reported a person down on the ground behind a residence in the 400 block of South Clinton Avenue. When officers arrived, they discovered Isaac in a driveway and parking lot area. He had a gunshot wound, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation revealed that earlier in the night, Isaac had been with a group of young men filming a Snapchat video. Residents saw them running around the area, and some were observed with bottles of liquor and guns. Surveillance footage captured a moment when one of the men, 20-year-old Justice Glaspie, jumped on Isaac’s back and spun him around in what appeared to be playful fighting. A witness who was present told police there were no arguments before the shooting. The witness stated that Glaspie simply shot Isaac, speculating that Glaspie might have become upset during their play-fighting.

The shooting was the 29th homicide in St. Paul in 2023. On November 16, 2023, police arrested Justice Glaspie in connection with Isaac’s death. During questioning, Glaspie initially tried to blame someone else for the shooting but eventually admitted he was the one who fired the gun. He claimed that Isaac had attempted to rob him two months earlier and that he had planned to rob Isaac that night. Glaspie alleged that when Isaac tried to grab his gun, he "saw red" and shot him. He told investigators he had purchased the gun for protection a couple of months prior and had thrown it into the Mississippi River after the shooting.

Ramsey County prosecutors charged Glaspie with second-degree murder. In January 2025, Justice Glaspie pleaded guilty to the charge. In March 2025, a judge sentenced him to 261 months, or nearly 22 years, in prison. He was given credit for 489 days already served.