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Woman arrested after man fatally stabbed in St. Paul apartment

Woman arrested in fatal St. Paul stabbing
Woman arrested in fatal St. Paul stabbing 00:26

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A woman is in custody after a man was fatally stabbed late Wednesday night in St. Paul.

Police say officers were called just after 10:30 p.m. to an apartment complex on Western Avenue North, about two miles east of Lake Como in the city's North End neighborhood.

They arrived to find a man suffering from an apparent stab wound. He was rushed to Regions Hospital where he died.

Police later released an update that a 48-year-old St. Paul woman was taken into custody on suspicion of murder. 

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The man's identity won't be released until Ramsey County's medical examiner conducts an autopsy.

Ernster says the forensics unit is processing the crime scene and a weapon hasn't been recovered yet.

This is St. Paul's second homicide of the year. The investigation is ongoing. 

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