Man dies after shooting in St. Paul's St. Anthony Park

A man is dead after an early morning shooting Saturday in St. Paul's St. Anthony Park neighborhood, police said.

St. Paul police found the man with gunshot wounds in the 2300 block of Chilcombe Avenue after a 911 caller reported a neighbor had been shot just before 7:30 a.m.

Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Ernster said the man may have been shot after he had interrupted a crime in progress outside his home.

Fire Department medics took the man to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office has not released his name or information.

St. Anthony Park is a quiet residential neighborhood west of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Hours after the shooting, residents on the street embraced each other. Nearby passers-by declined to be interviewed, saying they were still trying to process what happened.

"This is very unusual for the neighborhood. We have not been called to the home itself before," Ernster said. "We want to know the facts just as much as our community, but that work takes time ... if anybody knows anything about this crime, we would encourage them to call investigators."

The death is St. Paul's 13th homicide of the year. There were 15 homicides at this time in 2022, according to a Star Tribune database.

Police officers with the city's homicide, forensic services and video management were investigating the shooting. People with surveillance video or information about the crime can call the department at 651-266-5650.