In the early hours of August 27, 2025, a violent encounter in downtown Minneapolis claimed the life of 35-year-old Jermaine Jabaar Typray Barker, a Black male from Rochester. The incident unfolded around 2 a.m. near the intersection of 8th Street North and Hennepin Avenue, an area situated in the heart of the city's theater district. Barker was on a sidewalk, engaged in a dice game with a group of people, when the fatal confrontation occurred.
A man, later identified as 21-year-old Tyrone
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