Police investigating double homicide Thursday in St. Paul
Two people were killed in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, with police confirming that the slayings mark the 30th and 31st known homicides in the city this year.
According to police, officers were called to a home on the 1100 block of Lawson ave. E around 4:30 p.m., where two people had been found injured and unresponsive.
Officers first to the home found two men suffering from life-threatening injuries and both were pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not say how the men were killed.
Thursday's incident happened less than a half-mile from where a quintuple shooting left three people dead last month.
The identities of the victims haven't been provided and police did not announce any suspects or arrests.
Note: The details provided in this story are based on the police’s latest version of events, and may be subject to change.
