First Minneapolis murder victim of 2025 identified

Authorities on Sunday identified the man who was fatally shot Friday evening in north Minneapolis.

Bobby Glenn Hawkins, 21, of Brooklyn Center was found injured when Minneapolis officers responded to a ShotSpotter report of a shooting around 6:20 p.m. in the 3200 block of Fremont Avenue. N. Hawkins was taken to North Memorial Health Hospital, where he died a few hours later.

According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office, Hawkins died from multiple gunshot wounds. Hawkins’ death is the first murder this year in Minneapolis.

“Our investigators will work tirelessly to find answers about what happened to this man for his family,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in an earlier release.

No other updates have been announced.