
Man Dies by Apparent Suicide During Minneapolis Traffic Stop
A man died by apparent suicide during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
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A man died by apparent suicide during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.

Inside the residence, Minneapolis police found two people dead and another woman in her 40s with a gunshot wound. She was taken to Hennepin Healthcare for treatment and is expected to survive.

Brooklyn Park police say Melchizedek Kpaan was taken into custody Friday morning in North Ridgeville, a suburb west of Cleveland, where officers had tracked him following a second-degree murder warrant.

When police arrived, people at the camp directed officers to a nearby tent where the man was lying with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers took over efforts to help the victim before Saint Paul Fire medics arrived.

Officers from the Fourth Precinct were dispatched near Mississippi Drive North & Lyndale Avenue North just after 3 a.m. on July 20 following a report of gunfire in the area.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the cause of death Friday evening, and the BCA identified the five deputies who discharged their firearms during the confrontation. All have been placed on critical incident leave.

Prosecutors say Deshon Kanye Gregory showed up to a home near 15th Street and 11th Avenue South just before 6:30 p.m. on July 15 after texting a woman who lives at the residence and telling her to “come out.”

When police arrived, they found a man in his 30s on the sidewalk with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Despite efforts by officers and EMS to save him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the federal indictment unsealed Tuesday, Vance Boelter is accused of stalking and killing Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and of traveling to multiple homes of elected officials with the intent to intimidate or murder.

Around 9:20 a.m., a 911 caller reported that their neighbor had doused a family member in gasoline and set their home on fire near Heritage Trail and East Pioneer Road.

Saint Paul police say the incident began around 11:40 a.m. on the 1500 block of Jessamine Lane, where officers responded to a weapons-related call reporting a gunshot fired inside a home.

Officers arrived at the home and found people inside performing life-saving efforts on the man who had been shot. Officers took over care and called for Red Lake EMS, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.