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Man killed in West 7th St. Paul shooting

A man was found fatally shot in a vehicle on the 100 block of Oneida Street in St. Paul's West Seventh neighborhood and was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts. No arrests have been made, and investigators say it is St. Paul's second homicide of 2026.

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📊 Relevant Data

In 2024, there were 98 Black homicide victims and 50 White homicide victims out of 170 total homicide victims in Minnesota. ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf)) ([Minnesota Legislative Reference Library](https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2025/mandated/251667.pdf))

Legislative Report 2024 Uniform Crime Report — Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

The population of Minnesota in 2024 was approximately 76.3% White and 7% Black. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota)) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota))

Demographics of Minnesota — Wikipedia

In 2019, 88.5% of Black homicide victims in the US were killed by Black offenders, and 78.7% of White homicide victims were killed by White offenders. ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls)) ([FBI Uniform Crime Reporting](https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls))

Expanded Homicide Data Table 6 — FBI Uniform Crime Reporting

In 2023, the homicide victimization rate for Black persons in the US was 21.3 per 100,000, compared to 3.2 per 100,000 for White persons. ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf)) ([Bureau of Justice Statistics](https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/hvus23.pdf))

Homicide Victimization in the United States, 2023 — Bureau of Justice Statistics

The West Seventh neighborhood in St. Paul, MN, has a population that is 79.1% White and 10.5% Black, with a median household income of $78,650 and a poverty rate of 13%. ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html)) ([Point2Homes](https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/MN/St-Paul/West-Seventh-Demographics.html))

West Seventh, St. Paul, MN Demographics: Population, Income, and More — Point2Homes

📌 Key Facts

  • Twin Cities reported on 2026-02-03 that a man was found fatally shot in a vehicle on the 100 block of Oneida Street in St. Paul's West Seventh neighborhood.
  • The victim was found in the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene despite life‑saving efforts.
  • No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
  • Investigators believe this is St. Paul's second homicide of 2026.
  • All new information in these reports comes from the Twin Cities article 'Man found fatally shot in vehicle in St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood.'

📰 Source Timeline (2)

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February 03, 2026
12:33 PM
Man found fatally shot in vehicle in St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood
Twincities by Mara H. Gottfried
New information:
  • Confirms the exact block as the 100 block of Oneida Street in the West Seventh neighborhood.
  • Confirms the victim was found in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene despite life‑saving efforts.
  • States that no arrests have been made and that investigators believe this is St. Paul’s second homicide of 2026 (if the article includes that tally or confirmation of sequence).
12:16 PM
Shooting in St. Paul's West 7th neighborhood leaves man dead
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul by [email protected] (Katie Wermus)