At approximately 2:45 A.M. On or about 1/13/2026, Brooklyn Park Police Officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting inside an apartment on the 6900 block of 76th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Upon arrival, officers observed people coming out of the apartment complex towards the parking lot. Inside, they observed 20-30 people in the common areas. On the third-floor stairwell, they observed an adult male on the floor (Victim), who appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound to his chest.
Police officers and firefighters attempted lifesaving measures, but Victim was pronounced dead shortly thereafter following transport to a hospital. Eyewitnesses explained that the shooting happened inside unit 303 and that Victim was the leaseholder of that unit. Officers made entry into Unit 303 and observed a discharged cartridge casing on the floor inside the entryway as well as what appeared to be a small trail of blood between the unit’s interior entryway and the location where first responders found Victim.
Police interviewed witnesses who had been present at a party inside unit 303 before the shooting. Several identified witnesses reported a conflict between Victim and several young males who were at the party, at least two of whom were armed with handguns. Victim also reportedly possessed a handgun at the party. One of the young males involved in the conflict with Victim reportedly went by the nickname “Dot,” and was later identified as SEBESTYEN JAMES LAMAR WARREN (Defendant). Witness 1 said that they intervened in the conflict to try to deescalate it when one of the young men with Defendant (Suspect 1), pulled out a handgun and held it to Witness 1’s head.
Witness 1 described the gun as having a tan lower receiver. Witness 1 said they disengaged from the conflict and that things seemed to settle down for a few minutes. Witness 1 reported that Defendant invited Victim into the bathroom with Defendant. Victim obliged, and the two of them went into the bathroom alone according to Witness 1. After a brief period, Victim emerged from the bathroom, Witness 1 heard a single gunshot inside the apartment, and Victim fell to the ground. Several witnesses reported Defendant then ran from the apartment with Suspect 1 and several others, then drove from the scene before police arrived.
Defendant, on his way out, reportedly told witnesses to “call 911 to save [Victim],” or words to that effect. Witness 2 told police they were with Defendant before, during, and after the party. Witness 2 told police that they were inside the apartment when they saw Defendant walk from the rear area where the bathroom and bedroom were, holding Victim’s gun in his hand. He said Victim chased after Defendant, at which point Defendant turned and fired Victim’s gun into Victim’s chest. Witness 3 reported meeting Defendant and two of the young men with him that night, before the night of the shooting.
