On September 15, 2025, Brooklyn Park police were dispatched to a church located on Regent Ave. N. In Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Upon arriving, officers spoke with members of staff at the church and were shown video surveillance. Staff reported having seen SHANTEZ LEON LAWRENCE CHRISTIANSON ([DOB REDACTED]) earlier in the day peering through church windows. Later review of surveillance video showed CHRISTIANSON enter the church and steal a flashlight. CHRISTIANSON was located by law enforcement and found with the flashlight in his possession.
He denied having entered the church and having found the flashlight outside.