St. Paul police investigating Friday morning homicide
St. Paul police presser: Woman found dead inside home [RAW]
The St. Paul Police Department is investigating a Friday morning homicide where a woman was found dead inside a home on the 300 block of Edmund Avenue. A 2-year-old child was also in the home unharmed, but was left alone. It's the city's third homicide of 2025.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The St. Paul Police Department is investigating a homicide after finding a woman dead inside a home on Friday morning.
Woman found dead in St. Paul
What we know:
St. Paul police say they responded to a home in the 300 block of Edmund Avenue around 5 a.m. on Friday in response to a 911 caller reporting that a woman could be injured and a 2-year-old child could be left alone.
Arriving officers then entered the home after no one answered the door.
Police say they then found a woman's dead body and an unharmed 2-year-old child.
The woman is believed to be the child's mother, according to authorities.
Police said during a news conference that they are searching for a person of interest in the case who is believed to be known to the victim.
The death is being investigated as a homicide based on the trauma to the victim, police say.
No arrests have been announced.
Authorities say there is no risk to the public.
St. Paul police say this is the third homicide in the city so far in 2025, while there were eight homicides during this same time last year.
What we don't know:
Details on the person of interest have not been shared by authorities.
Police did not disclose information on who made the 911 call.
The Source: St. Paul police released the information on social media.