Paul Keontae Milburn

On January 28, 2026 at approximately 7:50 P.M., Minneapolis police responded to the 1200 block of Thomas Avenue N, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota on a domestic assault with weapons call. Upon arrival, police heard yelling and were encouraged by an identified female to hurry up. Upon entering the apartment they were responding to, they learned that two brothers had been fighting, one, identified as PAUL KEONTAE MILBURN, [DOB REDACTED]) had pulled out a gun and threatened to kill the other.

The gun was later determined to be an air-soft gun, but that was not known to the family members in the apartment during the fight. While in the ambulance, Defendant said “I asked that person to leave and he swung at me, and I grabbed my gun, and we fought. He grabbed a knife.” Defendant’s brother, Victim, [NAME REDACTED] had come to visit his mother, and got into an argument with Defendant. Defendant punched the brother in the face, and the two began to struggle. Defendant then retreated into his bedroom and returned with a black handgun.

He pointed the firearm in the face of Victim, their sister and their mother, shouting that he would kill all of them. At that point, Victim ran and got a knife. Defendant remains in custody.