Duluth Police Warn Public of High-Risk Predatory Offender Moving to City

The Duluth Police Department has issued a public notification identifying Deolow Jacquez Shaw, classified as a high-risk predatory offender, as having relocated to the vicinity of North 20th Avenue West and West 3rd Street in Duluth.

Shaw, described as a 5-foot-8, 241-pound man with brown eyes and brown hair, was released from prison in November 2025. According to authorities, he has served his sentence and is transitioning into the community.

The notification details that Shaw engaged in sexual contact against an unknown adult female. Authorities state he accessed the victim as she stood in an alley and used accomplices, force, and the victim's vulnerable state in order to maintain control. Shaw has been convicted of criminal sexual conduct or another offense requiring registration with law enforcement under Minnesota Statutes 243.166 or 243.167.

The Duluth Police Department released the notification under the authority of Minnesota Statutes 244.052 and 253D, which permit law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a registered offender's release from prison or a secure treatment facility when doing so enhances public safety and protection. Authorities framed the notification's purpose plainly: to inform the public, but not to increase fear.

Public notifications of this type are a routine component of Minnesota's sex offender registration framework, which requires qualifying individuals to register their residential locations with law enforcement. Shaw's relocation near the intersection of North 20th Avenue West and West 3rd Street triggers that obligation under state statute.

The Duluth Police Department has not identified a supervising agency or outlined any specific conditions attached to Shaw's release in the materials made public so far. Additional details regarding the underlying conviction, including case numbers, sentencing dates, and the specific statutory subsection of the offense, were not included in the notification.