St. Paul Child Calls 911 After Parents Die In Murder-Suicide: Police

ST. PAUL, MN — Five young children were present in a St. Paul home Tuesday night when their parents died in a murder-suicide there, according to the police.

The deceased were identified as Yia Xiong, a 33-year-old man, and Ka Lor, a 30-year-old woman, the Star Tribune reported.

They were parents to five children, who are between the ages of 2 and 9, according to KSTP.

A child called police at about 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday and said that their parents were shot and killed inside the home on the 2000 block of California Avenue East, a news release said.

At the house, police found a man and a woman dead from gunshot wounds. A weapon was also found at the scene.

No suspects are being sought, police said. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy on the man and woman.

Police continue to investigate. The children are safe and with family, authorities said.