Zion Joyce Hampton

On June 3, 2026, at 2046 hours, Metro Transit police officers responded to Sunray BRT stop, St. Paul, Ramsey County, on a report that three females jumped a male and took his possessions. MK, [DOB REDACTED], said that the females approached him and started hitting him. One female pulled a knife causing him to drop some cologne that he was carrying. They took the cologne. He said they restrained him, punched him repeatedly in the head. He had blood in his mouth. Officers arrested Zion Joyce Hampton, [DOB REDACTED]; Aiyanna Denise Syverson, [DOB REDACTED]; and Naiya Jenae Burnett, [DOB REDACTED]. In a show-up, MK identified them as the individuals who jumped and assaulted him.

Burnett had a knife in her possession when she was arrested. The incident was captured on good quality video. It shows MK standing near a pylon. Syverson and Hampton approached and said something to MK. Syverson struck MK multiple times. Hampton held MK while Syverson was hitting him. Hampton pushed MK into the street. Burnett approached MK. Burnett pulled out a knife. Burnett grabbed MK while still holding the knife. Hampton pulled MK back onto the sidewalk. Burnett struck MK with one hand while holding the knife in the other.

Burnett stuck the knife near MK’s face. MK dropped his belongings during the assault. Other individuals who were not directly involved in the assault appeared to pick up and take MK’s belongings. Syverson and Hampton also picked up items from the ground. It is unclear if these items belonged to MK or if they were picking up items that they dropped during the assault.