Offiicials on Monday released the identity of the man who was found fatally shot near a park along the Mississippi River.
Darnell Hawkins Mapp, 19, of St. Paul, was shot multiple times Sunday and was pronounced dead shortly before 4 a.m., the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
No arrests have been announced as of late Monday morning.
Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a statement that the shooting occurred near the intersection of N. Mississippi Drive and Lyndale Avenue N., which serves as the entrance to the North Mississippi Regional Park.
“Anyone who has information should reach out and provide that information,” O’Hara said. “We are working to do everything we can to find justice for this victim and his family.”
According to police:
Officers found Mapp after responding to a report of the shooting about 3 a.m. The man’s killer had fled the scene before officers arrived.
Police said anyone with information can email policetips@minneapolismn.gov or call 612-673-5845. Information can be left anonymously by calling CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting CrimeStoppersMN.org. Tips that lead to an arrest and conviction may be eligible for a reward.
