In the cold of a Minneapolis December, a burst of gunfire shattered the morning quiet in the 2600 block of Penn Avenue North, setting in motion a tragedy that would end a life. It was around 10 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2014, when the city's ShotSpotter system registered the sound of gunshots, prompting a police response. Arriving at the scene, officers discovered a man gravely wounded.
Antonio Marcus Flood, a 42-year-old African-American male from Montgomery, was found with a gunshot
wound to his head. He was rushed to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale in a desperate attempt to save his life. Despite the efforts of medical staff, Flood succumbed to his injuries shortly after midnight, passing away on Saturday, December 6, 2014.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Minneapolis Police Homicide division launched an investigation into the incident. Detectives worked to piece together the events that led to the fatal shooting on that late Friday morning. However, their initial efforts did not lead to an immediate breakthrough in the case.
As of the days following the incident, no arrests had been made in connection with Antonio Flood's death. The police had not publicly identified any suspects or a motive for the shooting. The investigation was ongoing, leaving a community to mourn and a family to await answers that remained elusive in the winter chill.
