St. Paul records 19th homicide Friday night

By Crime Watch MN, June 4, 2022

The city of St. Paul recorded its 19th homicide Friday night after officers conducting a welfare check in the city’s Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood found a man dead from a gunshot wound.

A statement released by SPPD said officers were dispatched to a senior living apartment building on the 700 block of East Seventh Street just before 7 p.m.

They arrived, made entry into the apartment and found the man, who is believed to be in his late 50s. Initially, it was unclear to the officers if the injury was self-inflicted or caused by someone else, but after members of the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office and our forensic services unit responded and gathered more information and evidence, it became clear that someone had shot the man.

SPPD said investigators with the police department’s homicide unit are currently working to determine what led to the shooting and who is responsible for the death. In addition, members of the video management unit are looking for any surveillance video that could help determine what happened.

At this time, no arrests have been made. Investigators do not believe the shooting was random and are asking anyone with information is asked to call them at 651–266–5650.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to positively identify the victim at a later time.

SPPD stated that this was the 18th homicide in the Saint Paul Police Department’s jurisdiction so far this year. However, the homicide is the city’s 19th including the shooting homicide on May 20 at the Green Line Central Station on Fifth Street, which was investigated by Metro Transit.

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