Police are investigating an attempted carjacking that led to gunfire Friday night in the North End neighborhood of St. Paul.
Shortly before 8:15 p.m. Friday, a woman arrived at Regions Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot injury to her hand, according to Nikki Muehlhausen, a St. Paul police spokesperson.
The woman stated that she and her boyfriend went to the 100 block of Atwater Street in St. Paul for a Facebook Marketplace transaction with an unknown man. During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Atwater to establish a crime scene and look for the suspect and potential witnesses. The suspect has not been located as of Saturday night, and it is an ongoing and active investigation, according to Muehlhausen.
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