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Published: November 6th, 2026.
SAINT PAUL, MN - Saint Paul police are investigating a homicide after a man was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that crashed into a tree Friday morning in the city's Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood.
According to the Saint Paul Police Department, officers were dispatched shortly after 7 a.m. to the 900 block of Mounds Boulevard following multiple 911 reports of a two-vehicle crash. One of the vehicles had struck a tree.
When officers arrived, they discovered the adult male driver of the vehicle that struck the tree suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Police said the man was the vehicle's sole occupant.
Officers and Saint Paul Fire Department medics responded to the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.
According to police, witnesses reported hearing what they believed were gunshots in the area before the crash occurred.
Officers secured the scene, and investigators with the department's Homicide Unit are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting and crash.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy to positively identify the victim and determine the official cause and manner of death. Police said additional information will be released through the department's Facebook and X accounts as it becomes available.
Authorities have not released information regarding a possible suspect or what led to the shooting.
Police confirmed that this is Saint Paul's 16th homicide of 2026.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Saint Paul Police Department's Homicide Unit at 651-266-5650.
The investigation remains ongoing.