Shooting at St. Paul apartment injures man

Large police presence outside St. Paul apartment

There is a large police presence outside an apartment complex in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood in St. Paul. SWAT vehicles are on the scene as police work to get a person out of the building.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A shooting at a St. Paul apartment building early Monday morning prompted a large police response.

According to St. Paul police, officers responded just after 3 a.m. to a shooting at an apartment building on the 1100 block of Westminster Street. Once officers arrived on the scene, they found a man shot in the back.

Law enforcement says the man was taken to the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries. Officers searched the scene for a suspect, but they could not find one.

According to police, authorities do not believe this was a random incident and the investigation is ongoing.

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A large police presence at the Payne-Phalen neighborhood in St. Paul.

From: FOX 9