St. Paul police investigating deadly shooting involving separate car crashes
ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police are investigating two crime scenes they believe are connected after they found a man shot and killed inside a vehicle late Thursday night on the city's east side.
Police say several people called 911 after hearing gunshots just before 11 p.m. on Wilson Avenue near Johnson Parkway, just north of Interstate 94 in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.
Witnesses told police they saw several vehicles flee the scene. Officers found an empty car in the middle of Wilson Avenue that appeared to be in a crash.
A little later, officers stopped a vehicle driving erratically about a mile away on Minnehaha Avenue East near Frank Street North. A man inside had been shot, and police say that car had also been involved in a crash. Police called paramedics but the man died at the scene.
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Investigators say several other people were also in the car. They're now speaking with them to piece together what happened.
"The investigators with our homicide unit are in and they're trying to comb through the facts of this case with the hope that they can determine what occurred and who's responsible for it," said Sgt. Mike Ernster.
Police ask for anyone with information on this case to call 651-266-5650.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 23-year-old Devon Johnson, of Minneapolis.
This is St. Paul's fourth homicide of 2024. There were seven homicides at this point last year.
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