1 dead after stabbing in south Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS -- A man is dead and a woman is in custody following a stabbing in south Minneapolis on Friday afternoon.
Police say the stabbing happened in a residence on the 1700 block of Dupont Avenue South. The man had multiple stab wounds and was dead when officers arrived. On Tuesday, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as 78-year-old Joseph Palen.
A 37-year-old woman who was also in the apartment was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators believe the two were involved in a domestic altercation. The woman was booked into the Hennepin County Jail after she was released from the hospital.
Local Domestic Violence Resources
Women's Advocates
- wadvocates.org
- Crisis Line: (651) 227-8284
St. Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
- stpaulintervention.org
- Crisis Line: (651) 645-2824
Minnesota Day One
- dayoneservices.org
- Crisis Line: 1-866-223-1111
Esperanza United
- esperanzaunited.org
- Bilingual crisis line: (651) 772-1611.
For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.
