Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by a resident of a St. Paul home who claimed he was an intruder.
Alleged home intruder killed in St. Paul is identified as 35-year-old man
Police arrested two people for the man's death. It's unclear if or when they might be charged.
December 12, 2023 at 4:06PM
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner said 35-year-old Drew Johnson of St. Paul was the man shot to death Monday morning during an alleged home invasion. A 29-year-old man and 34-year-old woman who reported the intrusion to 911 were arrested and jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Dennis Gerhardstein, spokesperson for the Ramsey County Attorney's Office, said it's unclear if or when the two could be charged in the shooting. More updates are expected in the coming days.
Johnson was shot on the 1300 block of Englewood Avenue sometime after 1:45 a.m. Monday. A woman called 911 reporting that a man whom she knows was trying to get into her home. A different man who lives at the residence told police that he fired multiple shots at the alleged intruder, who was lying on the porch.
That intruder called 911 moments later to report that he was dying, but he didn't answer further questions.
Authorities found the man on the porch with gunshot injuries and took him to Regions Hospital. He died from his injuries hours later.
His death marked St. Paul's 32nd homicide of 2023. According to a Star Tribune database, there were 37 at this time last year.
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