Teen arrested after St. Paul homicide charged with felony gun possession

Kristi Miller, Pioneer Press
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A 17-year-old St. Paul boy whom investigators arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Monday night was charged Friday with possession of a pistol, authorities said.

The teen was charged with one felony count of possession a firearm, according to the Ramsey County attorney’s office.

About 10:30 p.m. Monday, 911 dispatchers received numerous calls about shots fired, a vehicle crash and a person shot, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman. Police found a Chevrolet Tahoe crashed into a tree on an East Side boulevard in the area of Van Dyke Street and York Avenue. A man in the driver’s seat had an apparent gunshot injury to his upper body, Ernster said.

On Friday, St. Paul police identified the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, as Royce D. McKinney, 22, of St. Paul.

The homicide investigation, including surveillance video showing someone matching the teen’s description running from the shooting scene, led authorities to arrest the teen the next morning during a traffic stop, court documents show.

The teen is “known to officers” who have investigated or arrested him in connection with robberies, court documents show. The most recent report was the day before the shooting when someone told police the teen was planning on robbing someone with a butcher knife as his weapon.

During his arrest, officers found a 9mm Glock handgun with extended magazine in a backpack.

The homicide investigation is ongoing, the county attorney’s office said Friday.

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