Police in Crystal are asking for the public’s help to find some evidence connected to a homicide last week.

According to police, officers called to a suspicious vehicle found a man dead from “multiple sharp force injuries” on Thursday.

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Investigators don’t believe the victim, 40-year-old Eddie Winters, was killed at the spot where officers found him dead inside a car, Crystal Police Chief Stephanie Revering said on Monday. Instead, she confirmed police believe Winters’ body was dumped there in the car.

The department earlier in the day called on community members in the area to check their yards for evidence that may have been dumped nearby, including miscellaneous bags or backpacks, clothes with blood on them, or knives, which Chief Revering confirmed is believed to be the murder weapon.

The areas police are focusing on are:

• 32nd Avenue North to 36th Avenue North between Georgia and Nevada Avenues;
• 36th Avenue North from Nevada Avenue to Welcome Avenue;
• 36th Avenue North to 40th Avenue North between Douglas Drive and Welcome Avenue;
• 38th Avenue North to 42nd Avenue North between Toledo and Noble Avenues, including the area around the Robbinsdale Transit Hub.

“We do have some leads of where some items might be, but we’re just a little concerned that perhaps, the suspect may have either dropped or threw things after it occurred.”

Chief Revering said police have a suspect in mind and that person knew the victim beforehand. She added that there is not an ongoing threat to Crystal residents.

Anyone who finds anything possibly related to the investigation is asked to call police at 763-531-1020.