Authorities identify victim in fatal St. Paul shooting

Officers were patrolling the area of University Avenue and Arundel Street when they heard gunfire. The officers quickly reported the incident and began searching the area. They found the victim, identified as 42-year-old Larnell Brown, who had suffered a gunshot wound to his chest, lying in the middle of Arundel Street by a corner grocery store.

HOMICIDE UPDATE:



Darrion Isiah Gresham Coats, 18, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in the death of Larnell Brown on Tuesday afternoon near University Ave. and Arundel St. He was arrested by the Minnesota State Patrol during a traffic stop in Red Wing, MN. — Saint Paul Police Department (@sppdmn) January 25, 2020

Officers rendered aid to Brown, who was then transported to Regions Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting marks the third homicide of 2020 in St. Paul.

Coats is being held on suspicion of murder. He was arrested during a traffic stop in Red Wing.