Man shot in St. Paul with kids in car, police investigating homicide

St. Paul shooting had car with children

Police are investigating a homicide in St. Paul in which a person shot a man in a car that also had children inside.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man is dead after a shooting in St. Paul that occurred in a vehicle with two small children inside.

What we know

According to the St. Paul Police Department, around 1:30 p.m. officers were called to the 600 block of Aurora Avenue on the report of a person shot.

Police say the victim was inside a parked vehicle with another male and two small children when a small dark vehicle, possibly an SUV, drove past and shots were fired. The vehicle then fled the scene south on Dale Street after the shooting.

The other man and the children inside the parked vehicle were unharmed.

"It's brazen. Any shooting within our city is brazen. The fact that somebody will pick up a gun and aim it at another person, especially at a vehicle with young children, and pull the trigger is unthinkable," said Sgt. Mike Ernster, St Paul Police Dept spokesperson. "To say this was a close call is an understatement. We are very thankful that the child and no one else in that vehicle was killed or injured."

Homicide investigators are currently working to determine what led to this man’s death and who is responsible.