Crime & Safety
'Suicide In Progress' Ends After Woman Points Gun At Cops, Is Shot
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after Saint Paul police officers shot and killed a woman Monday night.

ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after Saint Paul police officers shot and killed a woman Monday night.
At 7:19 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Rose Avenue East for a report of a "suicide in progress."
At the scene, officers heard a person in the home yell for them to come inside. Officers began speaking with a woman and trying to determine how to help her "when the woman produced a handgun and pointed it at officers," according to the BCA.
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Officers fired their weapons, striking the woman.
Police provided first aid to the woman, but Saint Paul Fire medics pronounced her dead at the scene.
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"Due to the nature of this incident, we requested the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to handle the investigation," the St. Paul Police Department said in a statement.
"All officers involved in this incident were wearing body cameras that were activated. The BCA will review the video and other evidence as part of its investigation."
The officers will be placed on administrative leave, per standard procedure.
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