Minneapolis drive-by homicide victim ID'd as 20-year-old

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as Ty'Shawn Maurice Lyons of Rochester.

December 8, 2023 at 10:14PM

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting that occurred last weekend as 20-year-old Ty'Shawn Maurice Lyons of Rochester.

Minneapolis police say they responded to shots fired near W. Lake Street and Grand Avenue S. just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday and found Lyons with life-threatening wounds.

Investigators believe Lyons and his friends were in a parking lot, and that someone shot him out of a moving car, according to Minneapolis police.

Lyons died Wednesday morning at HCMC. The Medical Examiner's Office lists a gunshot to the head as the cause of death. Police say they are investigating the shooting.

The homicide was among a spate of weekend shootings that killed four and wounded at least seven others across the city.

Lyons' marks the 65th homicide in Minneapolis this year.

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Andy Mannix covers Minneapolis crime and policing for the Star Tribune. 

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