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In the early evening of a Tuesday in November 2015, tragedy struck in Minneapolis, forever altering the lives of a local family. Cortney Elvester Woods, a 22-year-old Black / African American man, was found with a gunshot wound to the head on the 3900 block of Emerson Avenue North at approximately 5:30 p.m. The young man was rushed to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he fought for his life for nearly a day. Despite the efforts of medical staff, Cortney Basel Elvester Woods succumbed to his ...Read More
Victim Details

Cortney Elvester Woods

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2015-11-18

22

Cortney

Elvester Woods

11/08/2025