In the early morning hours of July 7, 2019, the vibrant nightlife of downtown Minneapolis was shattered by gunfire. Joe Willie Ross Jr., a 24-year-old Black male from Shakopee, was fatally shot near the intersection of Washington and First avenues, an area typically bustling with people visiting its many restaurants and entertainment venues. Just before 2 a.m., officers responded to reports of the shooting. A person at the scene flagged down a police sergeant and directed him to where Ross lay w
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