In the early hours of a summer Sunday in 2014, the life of 23-year-old Matthew Edward Heath Little was tragically cut short in a north Minneapolis residence. On July 13th, at approximately 2:56 a.m., Minneapolis police were dispatched to a home on the 3600 block of Emerson Avenue North following a report of a stabbing. Inside, officers discovered two men who had been stabbed. One of them was Matthew Little, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to North Memorial Medical Center for treatment.
The investigation into the violent encounter moved swiftly, and within a day, an arrest was made. A 17-year-old male was taken into custody in connection with the fatal stabbing. The teenage suspect was subsequently booked into the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center. Authorities at the time did not publicly release the name of the individual taken into custody.
Further details regarding the circumstances that led to the altercation or a specific motive for the stabbing were not made immediately available by law enforcement officials as they continued their investigation. The case highlighted a period of increased violence in the area, prompting calls from city leaders for an end to the bloodshed. While an arrest was made, the legal proceedings and the ultimate outcome for the teenage suspect were not widely reported in the initial coverage of the incident.
