Two men shot in St. Paul blocks apart, and one dies

October 6, 2015 at 2:51PM
Police investigate after a shooting in St. Paul.
Police investigate after a shooting in St. Paul. (Randy Salas — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A St. Paul man died late Monday night after he was shot outside a home with his teenage daughter nearby.

The shooting on the 700 block of Orange Avenue East occurred about 18 minutes after another man was shot in the arm a few blocks away, near Rose Avenue East and Arcade Street. He's expected to survive his injury, police said.

In both cases, the shooter was on foot when he approached his victims and fled, police said. It was unclear Monday night whether the two shootings were related.

According to preliminary information, a man and his daughter were unloading a vehicle when the father was shot. The daughter was unharmed, police said.

The man was taken to Regions Hospital, where he died.

Mary Lynn Smith

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Mary Lynn Smith is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County. Before that, she worked in Duluth where she covered local and state government and business. She frequently has written about the outdoors.

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