Woman dies in North End St. Paul shooting

A woman was fatally shot Saturday in an apartment in St. Paul’s North End, police said.

Officers found the woman when they responded to a reported shooting after 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Sycamore Street E., according to a police news release. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Meanwhile, a police sergeant heading to the shooting was flagged down on a reported carjacking in which a person had been shot and the carjacker had fled in their vehicle, authorities said said.

The victim reportedly suffered noncritical injuries and was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

Police said they believe the fatal shooting and carjacking were related but that more information was needed. The incidents were under investigation.

The name of slain woman was not released

Her death was the fourth homicide in St. Paul in 10 days.

On Tuesday, Police Chief Axel Henry held a news conference to denounce the violence after three homicides and a nonfatal shooting of a man allegedly by his co-worker at the West 7th Street post office during a four-day span.

“It appears that we have a new generation of folks that think the right way to solve problems is by shooting people, even coworkers, and it’s reprehensible and it has to stop,” Henry said.