St. Paul police investigating deadly stabbing, marking city's first homicide of 2025
St. Paul police are investigating a deadly stabbing that happened in the city's Frogtown neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.
The St. Paul Police Department says officers went to a residence on the 400 block of Central Avenue West around 3:10 p.m. after a 911 caller reported someone had killed his wife.
Upon arrival, officers found a man covered in blood and a woman inside who was suffering from an apparent stab wound. She was transported to Region Hospital, where she died a short time later.
Police say officers took the man into custody for questioning.
This is the first homicide in St. Paul this year.
The incident remains under investigation.
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