Police ID man shot to death over weekend in downtown St. Paul

The 33-year-old man was shot in the upper body, and emergency responders declared him dead at the scene, police said.

November 15, 2022 at 12:16PM

Police have identified the man who was shot to death over the weekend in downtown St. Paul.

Deondrae R. Atkins, 33, of St. Paul, was found dead shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday by officers near a loading dock in the 200 block of W. 9th Street, police said Monday.

Atkins was shot in the upper body, and emergency responders declared him dead at the scene.

No arrests have been made in what is the city's 33rd homicide of the year.

Investigators are asking that anyone with information about Atkins' death call them at 651-266-5650.

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