A man fatally shot in a homeless encampment in St. Paul was identified by the medical examiner’s office Tuesday as a 37-year-old.
Steffon T. Jennings, of St. Paul, died in the North End on Saturday. Officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1200 block of Jackson Street and were directed to a tent in the encampment, where police said several people were attempting to give Jennings first aid.
Officers took over and called St. Paul Fire Department medics, who pronounced Jennings dead. He’d sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
No one was under arrest as of Tuesday afternoon and police continued to ask anyone with information to call 651-266-5650.
Jennings’ homicide was the fifth of the year in St. Paul. There were 15 homicides in the city as of this time last year, including a shooting by officers that has since been found to be legally justified.
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