Law enforcement authorities shot and killed Winston Boogie Smith, an allegedly armed 32-year-old man, in the Uptown area of Minneapolis at 2:08 p.m. CDT on June 3, 2021. Smith was being pursued by a special U.S. Marshals Service task force that apprehends wanted fugitives as he had an active warrant out for his arrest. The arrest operation had the participation of several local police agencies in the U.S. state of Minnesota. An investigation of law enforcement conduct by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the days afterward said that Smith had brandished a firearm and shot at officers who attempted to arrest him. Smith was killed by the approximately twelve rounds fired by police. Law enforcement did not use body cameras or dashcams when apprehending Smith. Several protest events were held which turned into riots and looting in reaction to the incident as activists disputed the law enforcement version of events. There was no known video evidence of the June 3 encounter. Winston Boogie Smith, Jr. resided in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He had attended Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. As a musician, he went by the nickname Wince Me Boi. Smith was a father of two. Smith was convicted previously of first-degree aggravated robbery related to a 2017 assault and robbery of his ex-girlfriend. He was sentenced to a 48-month prison term, but was released on parole instead of serving more time in jail, provided he did not break the law. The conviction also barred Smith from possessing a firearm. In 2020, police in Bloomington, Minnesota, attempted to arrest Smith on several local warrants. Smith, who was in a parking lot at the Mall of America, fled in his vehicle while police gave chase on to Interstate 494 as Smith drove at high speeds in the opposite direction of traffic. Police ended the pursuit due to concerns over public safety. Smith later faced charges in Hennepin County related to the incident and had a court hearing scheduled for September 2021. A judge issued a warrant for Smith's arrest in December 2019 for violating several terms of his parole, which had included maintaining contact with a parole officer and abiding by the law. When Smith was arrested outside a residence in White Bear Lake, officers found a loaded handgun under the driver's seat of his car. He was subsequently charged in Ramsey County court for illegally possessing a firearm. Smith pled guilty to the weapons charge in November 2020 on the day before the trial was schedule to start. Smith missed a May 19, 2021, sentencing hearing, and a new warrant in Minnesota was issued for his arrest, and he was ordered to be held without bond or bail. An internal police document included a quote from Smith that he might “shoot it out” if authorities tried to apprehend him. Smith released a song in 2020 under the moniker Wince Me Boi titled, "Goodbye", that was said to foreshadow a potential prison term. He also posted videos to social media websites suggesting violence towards police.