1 person dead in Maplewood hit-and-run

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. -- Police are investigating after a hit-and-run in Maplewood left a person dead on Friday night.

Around 10 p.m., police arrived at the scene on McKnight Road near Margaret Street to find two cars stopped and a pedestrian who had been struck in the road.

Officers provided medical care, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday, police identified the victim as 56-year-old Mark Koepke of St. Paul.

Police do not believe the car that hit the victim was at the scene. They say it likely has significant front-end damage. On Saturday afternoon, police identified the vehicle they're looking for as a "2011 to 2020 dark blue Dodge Caravan or dark blue Chrysler Town and Country with front right-end damage."

If you have any information, call 651-249-2608