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Homicide victim identified,
investigation underway
Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 11/18/2015 - 8:48am
The Maplewood Police Department has identified the man killed in a home invasion the morning of Nov. 7 as 31 -year-old
Justin Niles Wright.
According to a press release from Maplewood police, officers and paramedics responded to a call at a home in the 2200
block of Hazel Street at 4:47 a.m. on the report that a man had been shot.
Wright was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say a woman was in the home during the shooting, but she was not injured.
Later in the morning of Nov. 7, investigators found a discarded gun on a driveway nearby. It's currently being inspected at the
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension lab to determine if it might lead to any suspects.
"This has been a very active investigation," Maplewood Police Chief Paul Schnell said in the press release. "Investigators
have established a lengthy list of people they plan to interview who could hold critical information to help in identifying the
suspect."
The case is being investigated by Maplewood police with assistance from BCA and the Ramsey County Violent Crime
Enforcement Team.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Maplewood Police Department at 651-767-0640. You can
also send an anonymous text message tip to investigators by texting the keyword Maplewood followed
by the tip information to TIP41 1 (847411).
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