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Couple shot in reported St. Paul burglary faced eviction

The couple allegedly shot by an intruder were facing eviction from their St. Paul home. Twenty-five-year-old Heidi Firkus was

Heidi Firkus was killed and her 27-year-old husband, Nicholas Firkus, was shot in the leg and wounded Sunday. Nicholas Firkus told police that he and his wife had heard a noise near the front door. Firkus says he armed himself with a shotgun, the couple went downstairs to investigate and he struggled with the intruder. Firkus said his gun went off and his wife was shot. The struggle continued and the gun discharged again, and he was shot in the leg. Police told KARE 11 the Firkus home was in foreclosure. Representatives from the bank at the scene on Monday told KARE 11 the Firkus' had been ordered to leave the house by April 26, 2010./>