Lonzo Allen Washington, aged 28, was fatally shot on the evening of August 9, 2018, in the 1000 block of Morgan Avenue North, Minneapolis. The incident occurred just after 8 p.m., and police officers responding to a report of shots fired found Washington with a gunshot wound to the chest. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, Washington was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation quickly led to the arrest of Jamar Pierre Mullins, aged 33, who was taken into custody the following
day. Mullins, a resident of Minneapolis, was charged with intentional second-degree murder. The arrest was based on evidence and leads gathered at the scene, which pointed to Mullins as the primary suspect.
Witnesses reported that an argument between Washington and Mullins preceded the shooting. The two men were known to each other, and the confrontation escalated, resulting in Washington's death. Mullins was held without bail in the Hennepin County jail pending further legal proceedings.
Washington's death marked the 20th homicide in Minneapolis for the year 2018. Friends and family remembered him as a man who had turned his life around after previous legal troubles, earning a welding license and proposing to his girlfriend. His sudden death left his loved ones in shock and mourning.
