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Dec 18, 2020 12:52 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The family of a man fatally shot while driving in St. Paul believes the shooting was a random act.
Fifty-five-year-old Jeff Mintz called 911 Wednesday about 10 p.m. to report that he had been shot. Mintz died about two hours later at Regions Hospital.
His son, Lee Mintz, said his dad was an attorney who stopped practicing law to start his own company, but it never took off and he began driving for Uber Eats to make ends meet.
Police say preliminary information indicated that someone in another vehicle may have shot Mintz. No arrests have been made.
Man fatally shot while driving in St. Paul ID d as father-of-2, former lawyer
The 55-year-old was shot around 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
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A 55-year-old man who was able to call 911 after being shot while in his car Wednesday night did not survive, with police now trying to find out why anyone would shoot the former lawyer and father of two.
Jeffrey A. Mintz was driving along University Avenue at Snelling Avenue in St. Paul around 10 p.m. Wednesday when he was shot. Mintz called 911 from his Toyota Prius, where officers found him suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his chest.
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Family described him as fun-loving, and a super dad.
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Jeff Mintz
The family of a 55-year-old man who died after he was shot while driving in St. Paul is reeling from his loss and believes it was a random incident.
Jeff Mintz was supposed to be out for the last time Wednesday night before quarantining as a precaution for his daughter’s small wedding in two weeks, said his son, Lee Mintz. He drove for a food delivery service, but it wasn’t known if he was working at the time.
Mintz, of St. Paul, called 911 after he was shot Wednesday about 10 p.m. while driving on Snelling Avenue near University Avenue. He died about two hours later, early Thursday, at Regions Hospital.
Family Believes Fatal Shooting for Driver Was Random Act
Fifty-five-year-old
Jeff Mintz called 911 Wednesday at about 10 p.m. to report that he had been shot. Mintz died about two hours later at Regions Hospital.
His son,
Lee Mintz, said his dad was an attorney who stopped practicing law to start his own company, but it never took off and he began driving for Uber Eats to make ends meet.
Police say preliminary information indicated that someone in another vehicle may have shot Mintz. No arrests have been made.
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