Two people were shot and killed in St. Paul Tuesday morning across the street from a school. No arrests have been made so far.
Officers were called on a report of someone being shot just before 5:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of E. Minnehaha Avenue, according to a St. Paul Police Department news release. It was just north of Twin Cities Academy (TCA), police said.
When officers arrived, they found a woman inside an apartment complex with an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
As additional officers secured the scene they found a second victim behind the building who also had been shot, the release states. The male was pronounced dead at the scene. It's not yet confirmed whether he was an adult or a teenager, Sgt. Mike Ernster said.
Homicide investigators were interviewing witnesses to better understand what happened.
No additional details about the suspects were provided as of Tuesday afternoon. It's not clear what the relationship was between the two victims, the release said.
Twin Cities Academy, a charter school for grades 6 through 12, informed families in a Facebook post that administrators learned of the shooting about 7:30 a.m. Executive Director Betsy Lueth "has spoken directly to the lead officer on the scene, and there is no danger to the public and the situation is under control," the post read.
School will remain in session, the posting continued, but "we understand the trauma such events may cause. If you choose to keep your student home today, it will be an excused absence. [The school] has been assured that TCA students may safely attend school today."
