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Brooklyn Park shooting victim identified

An adult suspect was arrested for the death Friday night.

By Anthony Lonetree

August 20, 2023 at 10:12PM

Officials have identified the man who was shot to death in Brooklyn Park on Friday night.

Eric Dewayne Herring, 32, of Brooklyn Park, died after being shot in the chest in the 5800 block of 73rd Avenue N., the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said.

Officers who arrived at the Huntington Place apartment complex gave aid to Herring, but he was pronounced dead at 11:19 p.m. An adult suspect was arrested at the scene. Police said the two were in a domestic relationship.

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Anthony Lonetree

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Anthony Lonetree has been covering St. Paul Public Schools and general K-12 issues for the Star Tribune since 2012-13. He began work in the paper's St. Paul bureau in 1987 and was the City Hall reporter for five years before moving to various education, public safety and suburban beats.