Crime

19-year-old man shot on St. Paul's east side

Updated on: August 28, 2024 / 9:32 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota

19-year-old man shot on St. Paul’s east side

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police are working to figure out who shot a 19-year-old man on Tuesday night in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood.

Officers were called to Westminster Street near Jessamine Avenue just after 8 p.m. on reports of someone being shot.

The victim had already been driven to Regions Hospital, police say, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his leg. He's expected to survive.

Police are still trying to figure out what led up to the shooting and who else was involved.

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Stephen Swanson

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