Posted November 8, 2025 9:43am CST

Minneapolis police are asking for tips relating to a homicide that occurred two years ago.

Officers responded to the intersection of Second Street and Third Avenue Northeast on Nov. 7, 2023, on multiple reports of shots fired.

There, they found 28-year-old Malik Payne inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. He was brought to the hospital, where he died of his injuries the next day.

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Police say this case has been difficult to solve due to limited information. MPD is asking anyone who was in the area on the night of the murder, or anyone who saw or heard anything unusual, to come forward.

“Even the smallest piece of information may help bring closure to Malik’s family and hold those responsible accountable,” police wrote in a Facebook post.

You can submit a tip to MPD by email at policetips@minneapolismn.gov or leave a voicemail at 612-673-5845.  

You can also submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers online or by calling 800-222-8477.

Four people in a stolen car were arrested by authorities in south Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said that a white Jeep reported as stolen out of Maple Grove was allegedly involved in multiple auto theft tampering and dangerous driving incidents earlier on Thursday.

In the late afternoon, the same car was involved in at least one incident involving guns being pointed at people, officials say.

The HCSO Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) found the vehicle in the afternoon, and when detectives tried to stop it, the car drove away.

Authorities say the VOTF and Minnesota State Patrol successfully deployed stop sticks to disable the car. As the driver stopped and ran from the vehicle, a passenger got into the driver’s seat and hit the original driver before the car fully stopped.

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer captured video of authorities processing the scene near Aldrich Avenue South and West 28th Street.

All four people were taken into custody, and two were brought to the hospital.

The sheriff’s office added that six guns were recovered at the scene.