A 19-year-old man was shot in the leg near Mackubin Street and Front Avenue on May 15, and Saint Paul police say they need the public’s help to figure out who pulled the trigger. The wound was non-fatal, and the victim was later dropped off at Regions Hospital by a private vehicle. Investigators are asking anyone who saw what happened or has video from the area to step up.
In a Facebook post, the Saint Paul Police Department asked anyone with information to call the department’s non-fatal shooting unit at 651-266-5858. The post said officers were called to the intersection and that the injured man had a gunshot wound to the leg, according to the Saint Paul Police Department.
Where the shooting happened
The incident unfolded at the Mackubin and Front intersection in Saint Paul’s West Seventh area. The wounded man was taken to Regions Hospital; the hospital lists its campus at 640 Jackson Street in downtown Saint Paul, per Regions Hospital.
Why tips matter
Tips and video often make or break nonfatal shooting cases. St. Paul created a dedicated nonfatal shooting unit in 2024 to treat these investigations with homicide-level resources, a move credited with substantially raising clearance rates, according to reporting by the Star Tribune. That unit leans on surveillance footage, cellphone data and quick follow-up interviews to build cases.
How to share tips
Anyone with information, including cellphone video, dashcam clips or doorbell footage, is asked to call the Saint Paul Police Department’s non-fatal shooting unit at 651-266-5858, the department wrote on Facebook, per the Saint Paul Police Department. If the situation is urgent or you see a suspect in the act, call 911. Police are urging residents to save any footage they have and avoid direct confrontation.
