ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Three people were killed and two others were injured when gunfire erupted in the St. Paul’s Payne-Phalen, according to police. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. for the report of multiple shots fired in the 900 block of Case Avenue East. At the scene, the police found two people injured outside a house. The injured victims told officers three other people were injured inside the home. Inside, police found three other victims who were later pronounced dead when emergency responders arrived. The surviving victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment. “As people enjoyed the holiday weekend in some of the best weather of the year, the atmosphere was shattered when five people were shot in our city,” said Sgt. Mike Ernster with the St. Paul Police. “This unspeakable crime will not only affect the victims and their families, but will affect the neighborhood where it occurred and affect our city as a whole.” The shooting investigation is ongoing on Case Avenue, which has been blocked off throughout the evening. Police say they are still looking for the suspect.
