Woman found fatally shot inside apartment in St. Paul's Dayton's Bluff neighborhood
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, are investigating after they say a woman was found fatally shot in an apartment on Friday afternoon.
Officers found the woman dead in an apartment on the 500 block of Broadway Street in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood after a caller reported she had been shot.
Investigators said she was shot in the head on Thursday. Police found and seized a firearm at the scene.
A search is underway for the suspect, according to officials.
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as 29-year-old Shaniya Thompson of St. Paul. Her sister, Shayna Jason, said that she was the mother of five children and "the light in any room."
"I want everyone to remember her for such a light in this world that unfortunately got snuffed out, you know?" Jason said. "She was such a beautiful soul, a beautiful person. She just had so much more to give this world."
The incident marks St. Paul's 14th homicide of the year.
Four men were injured in a mass shooting in St. Paul earlier this month. Two of the people shot were found in the intersection of Fourth Street East and Earl Street and the others were found behind a residence on the 1000 block of Fourth Street East. Investigators at the time were working to find out who was responsible.