Authorities ID 17-year-old Killed in Dinkytown Shooting
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the 17-year-old who was shot and killed Monday night in the Dinkytown neighborhood of Minneapolis as Aries Trayvon Hubbard. He died after being shot in the torso outside of Burrito Loco at 418 13th Ave. SE. around 11 p.m. March 29.
Hubbard’s death was ruled a homicide and police said they are not seeking any suspects in the shooting. Another man was injured and taken to the hospital, but police did not expand on the specifics of the shooting or say if anyone would be charged.
Police recovered three guns after the double-shooting in the student-centric area, near the University of Minnesota. Nearly a dozen gunshots were reported by witnesses, and graphic video was shared to social media of one of the victims lying in the street.
MPD spokesman John Elder said the injured man is expected to survive and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the homicide.
Elder said the victims of the shooting were not University of Minnesota students or staff.
Officers said shell casings were found in front of Burrito Loco, and a witness reported seeing a male toss a gun near the Kollege Klub. Police later found a third firearm near its entrance.
The shooting homicide comes as crime in and around the campus is growing, with several recent shootings and armed robberies worrying students.
Officers responding to a double-shooting in the Dinkytown area of Minneapolis on Monday, March 29, 2021. Photo by Libor Jany/Star Tribune/Twitter
One student, Mason Thimjon, took to the pages of the Star Tribune newspaper to ask the university president to invest in public safety on campus, calling for more lighting in areas where it seems most of the incidents have taken place.
“Safe-U alerts are not enough to protect students from our increasingly dangerous campus. I recognize that neither is one commentary in the Star Tribune, but it is imperative that something is done to keep students safe. Having said all of this, I believe I share a common sentiment with almost all of my fellow students in challenging President Joan Gabel and other university leaders to take immediate action in restoring safety and order back to our beloved campus,” Thimjon wrote.
Our previous coverage on the incident.