A quiet stretch of St. Paul was shaken Tuesday afternoon when two teenagers were found dead inside a home on Wilson Avenue, with investigators still trying to figure out what happened.
Officers were called to the 2100 block of Wilson Avenue around 4:37 p.m. and found a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man unresponsive inside the residence. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. As reported by the Pioneer Press, emergency crews did not see any immediate signs of violence.
Investigators and the Ramsey County medical examiner told reporters there were "no signs of foul play or drug use," and that the cause of death will be determined after autopsy and lab tests, according to the Pioneer Press. Authorities said toxicology and other testing could take days to weeks before a definitive cause is released, leaving a lot of unanswered questions in the meantime.
What investigators will look for
The Ramsey County Medical Examiner will conduct autopsies and toxicology screens and then provide the findings to the St. Paul Police Department once they are available. Those results are expected to play a central role in explaining how the teens died.
In the meantime, police are asking anyone with information - including home security video or details about recent activity near the 2100 block of Wilson Avenue - to contact St. Paul detectives or Crime Stoppers as they work to piece together a timeline.
Community response
No arrests or charges have been announced as investigators continue notifying next of kin and working through the early stages of the case. Officials say more details will be released after autopsy results are in and family notifications are complete.
Until then, the neighborhood is left waiting and wondering how two young lives ended inside a seemingly ordinary St. Paul home.
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