The St. Paul police are looking for the suspect in a Saturday afternoon shooting that killed three people, including a young boy.
Police responded to a call about an unknown medical situation when they found the shooting victims. Two of the victims – a woman in her 30s and a girl in her early teens – were declared dead on the spot, while the 8-12-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital where he died of his injuries for a few hours. later.
St. Paul police say three people were killed in a shooting in the Payne-Phalen district of the city on Saturday afternoon.
(Police St. Paul)
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The circumstances surrounding the shooting are currently unclear, but a police officer carried out a welfare check at the residence an hour before the shooting, police spokesman Sgt. Mike Ernster
“He got a call here from a concerned family member from out of state who wanted us to check the welfare of the alleged victim in this house. Our officer came here, spoke to her at the door and explained why he was there. “Sgt. Ernster told reporters Saturday night. “She looked at him and said, ‘I’m okay, tell them I’m okay.'”
Police said they believe the woman who contacted the police officer earlier in the day is the woman in her 30s who died. They had carried out a welfare check in the same house before Saturday.
“We had been here before for a similar call, a wellness check,” Sgt. Ernster said. “They just were [concerned about] her well-being, that she might be in danger, that sort of phone call, possibly a domestic situation. “
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Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell called the shooting “a senseless tragedy that left us all heartbroken”.
“The detectives and officers will continue to work around the clock until they find the person responsible,” he said.