Saint Paul police officers fatally shot a homicide suspect Saturday afternoon after an anonymous tip led them to his location.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is now investigating the incident, which unfolded around 1 p.m. Nov. 9 on the 1100 block of West Seventh Street.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Mychel Allan Stowers, 36, was reported by an anonymous 911 caller while riding a bicycle near a laundromat in the area.
Responding officers arrived but held back, keeping the business under surveillance while waiting to confirm his presence, Saint Paul police said. When officers did not immediately see anyone matching Stowers’ description, they continued monitoring the scene.
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A short time later, the same anonymous caller contacted authorities again, this time claiming the man on a bicycle who had parked outside the laundromat was indeed Stowers. Officers watched as the man lingered outside the business before he eventually headed south on Bay Street toward Watson Avenue around 1:45 p.m.
As officers closed in to verify his identity, the suspect reportedly pulled out a handgun. According to police, officers then discharged their service weapons, striking Stowers. They provided immediate first aid and called for medics from the Saint Paul Fire Department.
