One person was killed and at least 14 others were wounded during a shooting early Sunday inside a crowded bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, police said.
“We had people in the city of St. Paul out on a Saturday night having a good time, and we had other people who decided to pull guns with reckless disregard to human life and pull the trigger over and over and over and over again, and it ended in tragedy,” Steve Linders, police spokesman said.
Multiple 911 callers frantically begged for help after more than a dozen people were shot, one fatally, inside a bar in Saint Paul early Sunday morning, police said.
Officers responded to a busy bar on the 200 block of West Seventh Street at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, and found a chaotic scene with 15 people suffering from gunshot wounds.
The officers worked quickly to secure the scene, worked with good Samaritans to render aid and make sure it was safe for Saint Paul Fire medics to make their way to the area.
A woman in her 20s was pronounced dead, 14 other people were transported to area hospitals for treatment—all are expected to survive.
Late Sunday morning police said, three men are under arrest who were involved in this morning’s homicide and shootings at a West Seventh Street bar:
- Terry Lorenzo Brown, Jr., 33;
- Devondre Trevon Phillips, 29; and
- Jeffrey Orlando Hoffman, 32.
All three are currently in custody and in the hospital, being treated for injuries suffered during the incident. Once they’re discharged, they’ll be booked into the Ramsey County jail where they’ll await a charging decision, police said in a statement.
“I continue to be incredibly impressed and thankful for the outstanding work Saint Paul’s police officers and investigators pour into every case, for every victim, every time,” said Police Chief Todd Axtell, who spoke with the family of the deceased this morning. “I hope these arrests bring a modicum of peace to all who’ve been affected by this morning’s tragedy.”
Police said the case remains open and active.
Later Sunday morning, Mayor Melvin Carter of St. Paul condemned the violence.
“Our community is devastated by the shocking scenes from last night,” Carter said on Twitter. “As our Saint Paul officers work to bring those responsible for these senseless acts into custody, our work to build more proactive and comprehensive public safety strategies is more urgent than ever. We will never accept violence in our community.”
St. Paul is approaching a grim milestone for the number of homicides in Minnesota’s capital city.
The bar shooting Sunday morning brought the total number of homicides for the year to 32, according to police.
Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., who represents St. Paul, lamented the loss of life in a series of tweets Sunday morning.
“The epidemic of gun violence plaguing the Twin Cities has hit us in St. Paul with a mass shooting event that can only be described as a horror,” McCollum said. “I know our St. Paul community will come together to support the victims and their families during this time of pain and grief.”
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