On January 29, 2019, Aaron Haywood Delaney, a 20-year-old resident of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was fatally shot outside a Holiday gas station located on the 1400 block of Minnehaha Avenue East. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. when police were dispatched to the scene following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers learned that Delaney had been transported by private vehicle to Regions Hospital, where he was pronounced dead despite medical efforts to save him.
The suspect in
the shooting was identified as Kyuntay Deshawn Prowell, Jr., who was 18 years old at the time. According to court documents, the altercation began when Delaney and an individual in a nearby car exchanged words while Delaney was removing a gas nozzle. Prowell exited the car and approached Delaney, prompting Delaney to grab a windshield squeegee. Prowell then ran at Delaney with a gun, causing Delaney to retreat towards his vehicle. Prowell shot Delaney four times, leading to his fatal injuries.
Following the shooting, Prowell fled the scene on foot. Police officers pursued him and eventually found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound near a home on the 1400 block of 6th Street East. Prowell was taken into custody and treated for his injuries before being transported to jail. He was charged with one count of second-degree murder and later sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The case was marked by emotional outbursts during the sentencing hearing, where Prowell's family and friends expressed their anger and grief. The judge emphasized the need to break the cycle of violent retaliation and urged Prowell to address his mental health issues while serving his sentence.
