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Woman fatally shot in Maplewood
home; police looking for man
Three children were in the home at time of killing.
AUGUST 23,2015-9:24PM
A woman was fatally shot Sunday morning in her Maplewood home,and police are
seeking her husband for questioning.
The victim,identified by police as April Marie Tennin,41,was pronounced dead at the
home on Woodland Lane,just east of Hill-Murray High School and near the intersection
of Larpenteur and Century avenues N.,said Police Chief Paul Schnell.
Police and fire personnel arrived about 6 a.m.and found the woman's body,Schnell
said.Also in the home at the tirne were children ages 12,15 and 16,Schnell added.Two of
the children lived where the shooting occurred,the chief said.
A man believed to be the victim's husband"left the home shortly after the shooting,"
Schnell said in a statement."Prelirninary information suggests there was an argument
between the deceased woman and the adult male a short time before the shooting."
Police later said they followed"a variety of leads"and discovered the man's car in a
northern suburb.They searched a home there,but believe the man left that area in
another vehicle.
A weapon was recovered,the chief added.
Paul Walsh