Lauderdale County deputies joined law enforcement from a variety of state, federal and local agencies on Tuesday as a years-long investigation yielded more than 40 arrests under 10 federal indictments.
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St. Paul police continue to solve homicides at a higher-than-average rate: there has been an arrest or resolution in all except three of 2023's homicides.
Homicides in St. Paul in 2023 declined from recent years, but are still higher than five years ago. St. Paul’s homicide rate began increasing in 2019 and peaked in 2022 with 40 homicides. There were 32 homicides this year as of Saturday afternoon. St. Paul averaged 17 homicides a year between 2010 and 2018. “I’ll never be happy until the numbers are zero,” Police Chief Axel Henry said recently. .
On Monday night, a 7-year-old boy found a handgun inside a Brooklyn Park home. The boy pointed the gun at his 9-year-old brother and fired, injuring him in the face.