One person is dead after being shot following a large fight outside several St. Paul businesses Saturday morning.
Saint Paul Police responded to a fight just after 1 a.m. outside a strip mall on the 100 block of Larpenteur Ave West. When police arrived, nearly 50 vehicles were spotted leaving the scene. A short time later, police stopped a vehicle they believed had been at scene and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION:Our Homicide and Forensic Services Units are investigating an early morning shooting on the 100 block of Larpenteur Ave W that resulted in the death of a woman.Time & location of media availability for this incident will updated here when determined.
— Saint Paul Police Department (@sppdmn) June 13, 2020The woman, who hasn't been identified by police, died at the scene.
No arrests have been made as of yet. Saint Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster told reporters Saturday that witnesses need to come forward in order to help move the investigation along.
"We know there we up to 50 people, at least, in that parking lot," Ernster said. "At this point, we have not heard from any of them."
Anyone with information about Saturday's shooting should call the Saint Paul Police Homicide Unit at 651-266-5650.
It's the 16th homicide of the year in St. Paul, up from 10 at this point one year ago.
