1 Shot Dead In St. Paul's Highland Park Neighborhood

SAINT PAUL, MN — One person was shot and killed in Saint Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood Friday. A woman called 911 early in the morning to report a shooting on the 1300 block of Davern Street.

When officers arrived at around 2:15 a.m. they found the woman sitting in the passenger seat of an SUV suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and her husband dead in the driver’s seat.

Saint Paul fire medics were called to the scene and they transported the woman to Regions Hospital, where she was treated for an injury that does not appear to be life-threatening, according to a news release.

Members of the police department’s homicide unit also responded, established a crime scene and began collecting evidence, looking for possible witnesses and piecing together exactly what led to the shooting and who is responsible. The Forensic Services Unit will also respond to collect evidence.

No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call (651) 266-5650.

This is the city’s 27th homicide of the year.