Daishawn Darnell Sykes, 26, Black/African American male, was shot on the evening of August 26, 2025, in south Minneapolis and died that night at Hennepin Healthcare at 8:48 p.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the cause of death as a gunshot wound of the abdomen and ruled the manner of death a homicide. The injury location was listed as 2731 3rd Avenue South in Minneapolis.
According to Minneapolis police, officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of 3rd Avenue South around 8 p.m. for a report of gunfire. They found a man in his 20s—consistent with the age of Daishawn Darnell Sykes, 26, male—suffering life-threatening wounds and performed CPR before he was transported to the hospital, where he later died. About 17 minutes after the initial call, another man in his 20s arrived at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wounds that investigators believe were from the same shooting. A photographer at the scene observed crime scene tape, numerous squad cars, and roughly twenty evidence markers on the pavement, a snapshot of how violently that block erupted. Preliminary information indicated the victim was outside when the shots were fired.
As of early September, officials had not announced any arrests in the 2700 block of 3rd Avenue South homicide that claimed the life of Daishawn Darnell Sykes, 26, male, and the investigation remained active. Police publicly identified him after confirming his death through the medical examiner, while emphasizing that detectives were working to determine what led to the gunfire. Coverage of that week's violence noted no arrests in this specific case, even as investigators pursued numerous leads citywide.
