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Victim identified in St. Michael fatal hit-and-run

Officials are asking for help from people who may have seen something either before or after the man's death.
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ST MICHAEL, Minn. — The Wright County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run in St. Michael on Friday night.

In a news release sent out Tuesday, sheriff's officials named the man as 36-year-old Kyle Dixon of St. Michael.  

Deputies from the sheriff's office initially responded to the intersection of Ochoa Ave. NE and 60th St. NE in the City of St. Michael for a report of an unresponsive adult man lying in the roadway just before 11 p.m. Sept. 1. 

Upon arrival, the deputies found a man, now identified as Dixon, and first responders attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced deceased, according to the release. 

St. Michael Fire and Allina Ambulance also responded to the scene. 

The sheriff's office believes that Dixon was possibly walking on Ochoa Ave. NE and was hit by a motor vehicle. Officials are asking for help from anyone with home surveillance cameras or who may have been in the area south of 60th St. NE in St. Michael between 9 and 11 p.m.

To contact the Sheriff's Office with any information, call 763-682-1162. 

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