Woman dead, man arrested after shooting in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Police in St. Cloud say a woman is dead and a man is in custody after a shooting Monday morning.
According to the city's police department, the shooting happened on the 400 block of Lincoln Avenue Northeast just before 7 a.m.
Police say a 28-year-old woman died at the scene. On Wednesday, authorities identified her as Nicole Hammond.
A 36-year-old St. Cloud man whom police called a "person of interest" was arrested almost three hours later; he had fled the scene of the crime.
He is being held on pending homicide charges.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting. The shooting is still being investigated.
