St. Paul: One dead, several shot at funeral of homicide victim with gang history
By Crime Watch MN, February 21, 2022, updated
Gunshots rang out about 11:20 a.m. Monday at the funeral of Casanova Carter, according to information aired over police dispatch. Carter had been shot to death on Feb. 1.
The incident occurred on the 400 block of Humboldt Avenue on St. Paul’s west side. St. Paul police confirmed in a brief post that several people were shot and one was confirmed deceased.
Some of the first information aired over police dispatch indicated up to five people had been shot, but later information was supplied to us that only three victims had been accounted for. We’re waiting for confirmation on the exact number of injured parties.
Dispatch audio during the incident indicated that police arrived to a chaotic scene with people running around and vehicles leaving the scene. An officer tried to air license plates to dispatch as other squads were responding.
Initial information aired by the dispatcher stated that the suspects were three Hispanic males.
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Casanova Carter was shot inside a home about 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 1. At the time, one source told us that Carter had gang connections. Dispatch audio from the time of that incident captured police seeking contact information from the dispatcher for a member of the gang unit or gang investigator. Police at the time stated that “rapid fire” shots had been fired at the house on the 700 block of Winslow Avenue.
St. Paul police have not announced any arrests in Carter’s homicide.
Prior media in the Mankato Free Press states Carter was arrested along with others in Oct. 2015 following a shooting that started with a clash between members of two rival Twin Cities gangs.
Federal records also indicate that Carter, aka “King Stomp,” was federally indicted in 2016 on felon in possession of a firearm. He was eventually sentenced to 35 months in federal prison and was released on supervision in Feb. 2019.
The funeral shooting is a developing story and we’ll update as more information is learned.
UPDATE from St. Paul Police Department:
Officers were summoned to the 400 block of Humboldt Avenue at about 11:20 a.m. on a report of multiple shots fired. When they arrived, four victims were located — a man believed to be in his 30s was struck in the neck; a man believed to be in his 20s was grazed in the face; a man believed to be in his 20s was shot in the abdomen, back and leg; and a 28-year-old man was mortally wounded.
Officers immediately began securing the scene and rendering aid. Saint Paul Fire medics were called and transported the victims to Regions Hospital, where the man who was shot in the abdomen, back and femur is listed in critical condition, the other two victims are being treated for their injuries, and the 28-year-old was pronounced dead.
Patrol officers are currently holding the scene while investigators with the police department’s homicide, video management and forensic services units respond to look for possible witnesses, find surveillance video and collect evidence.
As of Monday afternoon, no arrests have been made. Investigators do not believe the shooting was random.
This is the 8th homicide for St. Paul this year. Bookmark our interactive St. Paul homicide map here: https://bit.ly/StPaulHomicides2022.
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