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Husband of Maplewood Shooting Victim Considered Prime
Suspect
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Maplewood Police call the husband of a 41 year old woman shot � '��..
to death over the weekend,the prime suspect. �' ,�,
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April Marie Tennin was found in the couole's home in the 1700 �
block of Woodland Lane about 6 a.m.Sunday. �;i '��. ��
On Monday,police said 31-year-old Todd Larry Tennin is the �d '
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"He's had a considerable number of weapons related offenses,"
acwrding[o Police Chief Paul Schnell. ,
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS checked Tennin's criminal history.It dates � 3���, �
back more than a dozen years and reveals a life of violence.He's .��.�
been convicted with assauit,felon in possession of a gun,
domestic assaul[and malicious punishment of a child.In fact,
Tennin just got out of prison in May.He was on parole and
expected to be released next month.Now,Tennin is facing an �
even more serious charge of murder. vnom:vnom:Ksrv-rv
"The current circumstances certainly raise the risk for him in
terms of severity of consequence,"Chief Schnell said.
A call for help brought police to Tennin's home.He lived on Woodland Lane with his wife,April,
and her[wo children.
One of the children's friends was spending the nigh[.Officers say one of them woke up a
neighbor claiming,"My mom is dead."
lnvestigators believe Tennin shot April.Police recovered a gun and are waiting for ballistic tests
to see if iYs the gun used in the shooting.
Tennin reportedly drove off,ditched one car and got into another one outside a Brooklyn Park
home.The vehide was discovered Monday,but Tennin hasn't been located.Investigators said
there have been a number of domestic calls to the Tennin's home this year,including one
earlier this month.
"Obviously one of[he most[ragic parts,beyond the loss of life,is the impact on the number of
young kids who lost a mom,"Chief Schnell said.
Police are working on a motive.
While the focus is on finding 31-year-old Tennin,u�timately,this all comes back[0 41-year-old
April.5 EYEWITNESS NEWS discovered she was a mother of two and worked in the child care
division of Ramsey County.Chief Schnell said,by all accounts,she was a warm and loving
mother.
Tennin is also wanted on a warrant that the Minnesota Department of Corrections issued in
connec[ion with a violation of the conditions of supervised released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Maplewood Police Department at 651-249-2600.