Welfare Check Leads to Homicide Investigation in Saint Paul
A Saint Paul Police Department squad vehicle outside an apartment building on the 700 block of E. 7th St. where a man was found dead Friday, June 3, 2022. Photo by SPPD
Saint Paul police say a homicide investigation is underway after a welfare check Friday night led to the discovery of a man dead from a gunshot wound in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood.
Officers were dispatched to a senior living apartment building on the 700 block of E. 7th St. just before 7 p.m., SPPD said.
Officers arrived and made entry into the apartment, where they found the man, believed to be in his late 50s. Investigators determined the shooting was not self-inflicted.
No arrests have been made and police do not believe the shooting was random. Call 651-266-5650 if you have any information.
The man's death is the 19th homicide in the city of Saint Paul so far this year.
UPDATE: The Ramsey County medical examiner has identified the man shot and killed as Leonardo Bedell, 59, of Saint Paul.
On June 5, police arrested a 49-year-old Saint Paul woman in Minneapolis, suspected in the killing of Bedell. She was later released with no charges formally filed, pending further investigation.
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