Crime & Safety

Father Dies, His 4-Year-Old Son Survives St. Paul Shooting

The fatal shooting involved a flipped car near Wabasha Street South Sunday night.

(Saint Paul Police Department)

SAINT PAUL, MN — A 23-year-old father from the Sunday shooting on Wabasha Street South died overnight at Regions Hospital. Police identified him as Jeriko Boykin Sr. of Saint Paul.

Boykin's 4-year-old son was also shot Sunday, but has survived.

Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Wabasha Street South at about 5:15 p.m. on a report of shots fired Sunday.

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Multiple 911 callers reported hearing gun shots and some were more specific, saying that a vehicle had crashed and rolled over with victims inside.

When officers arrived, they found a vehicle on its roof in a parking lot on the west side of Wabasha. The man and child were found inside the car, according to a news release.

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The man suffered a gunshot wound to his head. He was unconscious but breathing when officers arrived, police said.

The child was conscious and alert when officers arrived. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot. Saint Paul Fire Department Paramedics responded and transported both victims to Regions Hospital.


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