At around 8:55 PM on January 3, 2026, officers were sent to [ADDRESS REDACTED], Maplewood, Ramsey County on an assault. Officers spoke to YA (YOB: 2008) who said her brother, JABARRIE ROMALICHI DAY [DOB REDACTED], and two other men had jumped her boyfriend, DW [DOB REDACTED]. YA tried to intervene, but one of the other men with Day pointed a gun at her and said, “B****, you better not, or I will shoot you.” YA’s younger brother, CB (YOB: 2010) came out of an entrance to let YA and DW inside. The man with the gun pointed it at CB and told CB not to get involved.
When the fight was over Day punched YA in the face and left with the two others. YA had a small cut to her mouth from her brother’s punch. DW explained that he and Day had been arguing over text all day. Day texted that he would come to the address to fight DW. DW went outside to fight Day. Day and three other black males got out of a car. Day threw a punch at DW, but it missed. DW picked up and slammed Day to the ground twice. The others with Day attacked DW. One of the other men pulled out a gun and hit the back of DW’s head with it.
CB told police that Day had been calling CB’s legal guardian, AA [DOB REDACTED], all day. Day threatened to kill everyone in the apartment and wanted to fight DW. Around 8:50 PM, AA asked CB to go let YA into the apartment building. CB went to the door and saw men fighting. Day punched YA’s face. One of the other men pointed a handgun at CB and told him to get away or he would be shot. AA told police that Day had been threatening her over the phone all day. Day told AA he would shoot up the apartment.
Surveillance video captured the majority of the incident. DW and YA were outside the building when Day arrived. Day and DW fought. A man who came with Day ran up with a gun in his extended hand. The group briefly went out of camera view. When they returned to camera view the man with the gun pistol-whipped DW. A third man struck DW from behind causing DW to fall onto his back. The third man stomped DW’s face around 5 times. YA tried to pull the third man off DW. The man with the gun pointed it directly in YA’s face.
Day then stomped and kicked DW. The man with the gun hit DW. The man with the gun then pointed the gun at CB.
