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Dayton Leonard Carter

Case from Osseo, MN dated Jul 30, 2019

Victim Details

Dayton Leonard Carter

Male

White / Caucasian

Osseo

MN

2019-07-30

26

Dayton

Leonard Carter

06/21/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 30, 2019, the quiet of Lakeview Knolls Park in Maple Grove, Minnesota, was broken by a grim discovery. A person walking through the park happened upon the body of 26-year-old Dayton Leonard Carter, a White/Caucasian male from Minneapolis. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner would later confirm that Carter had died from multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was officially ruled a homicide. Investigators quickly began to piece together the events leading to the ...
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  • Star Tribune: 2 sought in fatal shooting in Maple Grove park linked to drug activity
  • KARE: Man found dead in Maple Grove park identified, foul play suspected
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