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Man shot in the abdomen in St. Paul dies from injuries nearly a month later

Afternoon digital headlines for Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Afternoon digital headlines for Wednesday, October 30, 2024 01:17

UPDATE (Nov. 26, 2024) — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 42-year-old Oscar Lee Covington, of Brooklyn Park. He died due to his injures on Nov. 26, nearly a month after the shooting.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police are investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday evening. 

The shooting happened near the 800 block of Rice Street around 5:45 p.m.

When police arrived on the scene they found a man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was conscious at the time. 

Two people, a 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman, have been arrested and charged in the shooting.

This is the 30th homicide in St. Paul this year.

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