NORTH ST PAUL, Minn. — Authorities say two members of a family in North St. Paul have died and a third one remains in critical condition after a "very violent, traumatic, and tragic incident" Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were called to the 2300 block of Shoshone Road shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday after police received a report of an assault. When North St. Paul Police and Fire, Maplewood Police and Ramsey County deputies arrived at the home, they found three people with life threatening injuries and two uninjured.
According to a news release from the North St. Paul Police Department, one of the members of the family, a man, was stabbing two others, when he was shot by another.
The man who was shot died shortly after arriving at Regions Hospital.
The two stabbing victims, a woman and a man, were also taken to Regions with critical injuries. Later that evening, the woman died of her injuries.
Police say the man remains in critical condition.
The other two family members were "taken to the police department for interviewing," according to the news release.
Police say this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.
"Please respect the involved family members and their residence. This was a very violent, traumatic, and tragic incident for this family. I am saddened by the loss of life and our prayers are with the survivors and family members involved in this incident," North St. Paul Police Chief Phil Baebenroth said in the release.
