Detectives are asking the public for help in solving the shooting death of a man on the Green Light light-rail train near the Hamline Avenue station in St. Paul on Friday night.
The man was shot about 8:30 p.m. Officials said Metro Transit police responded to a shooting reported onboard the westbound train and discovered the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
“We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the fatal shooting that occurred Friday evening. Gun violence has no place on our transit system or in the communities we serve. While incidents like this are rare, this fatality underscores the importance of acting with urgency to improve public safety on transit, which is our highest priority,” said Drew Kerr, a spokesman for the Metro Transit Police Department. “A cornerstone of our work is the ongoing effort to expand the official presence on transit by bringing more police officers, Community Service Officers, supplemental security officers, Transit Rider Investment Program personnel, and service providers onto the system. We will also continue working closely with our many partners to support the shared work of addressing the larger, societal issues that appear on transit.”
Metro Transit police are leading the investigation with support from the St. Paul Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Metro Transit police tip line at 612-349-7222.
On Nov. 6, the department shared its latest crime data with the Metropolitan Council, Kerr said. “We reported at that time an 8.4% decline in total reported crime comparing the first three quarters of this year to the first three quarters of 2023. The most serious crimes, including homicide, were down 14.5% in that same time period.”
During the meeting, Kerr said, the department shared its “ongoing efforts to recruit police officers and Community Service Officers, to expand our Transit Rider Investment Program to up to 100 employees by the end of 2025, to double our investment in supplemental security at stations where we see more calls for service, and more. On the Green Line, Metro Transit police officers are proactively patrolling light-rail vehicles, stations and station areas throughout the day, every day.”
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