ST. CLOUD — A 28-year-old St. Cloud woman died Monday morning after being shot in an attack on the northeast side of the city, according to St. Cloud Assistant Police Chief Jeff Oxton.
Woman fatally shot in St. Cloud, man in custody
The 28-year-old victim died at the scene.
October 24, 2022 at 7:44PM
Police went to the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue NE. about 7 a.m. and found the woman lying in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. Officers attempted life-saving measures but the woman died at the scene.
The suspect fled, but officers identified a 36-year-old suspect who was known to the victim. Police found the man about 10 a.m. at a residence in neighboring Sauk Rapids and brought him in for questioning.
Police recovered a handgun as a result of the arrest. The man was booked into Benton County jail on possible homicide charges. The Star Tribune typically does not name suspects until they are charged.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension helped to process the scene. The body of the woman, whom police have not yet identified, was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
The shooting does not appear to be random, Oxton said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301 or tricountycrimestoppers.org.
The death marks the city's second homicide of the year.
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