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Home My WebLink About2016 06-08 Two found dead in Maplewood motel room MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Volume 55, Number 23 A Lillie Suburban Newspaper Wednesday,June 8, 2016 MWR f` , x u � tis � Northman, �p n �M.. r. a � x i 1 t ^; .. ".M-a^^ ' - s e-.S .. r ,-- Marjorie Otto photos/Review At left,the Northernaire Motel is located near the junction of Highway 61 and Highway 36, in the 2400 block of Maplewood Drive.Right,hours after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at the Northernaire Motel on June 1, Maplewood detectives were on the scene. t Two found dead in Maplewood motel room Bodies identified deaths of a man and a woman, Maplewood police and para- "There were no obvious covered the bodies as they were who were found in a room medics arrived on the scene signs for major trauma at the trying to clear the parking lot as Wisconsin at Northernaire Motel on shortly after the call came in time,"Schnell said. for a resurfacing crew, which Wednesday,June 1. at around 2 p.m., Police Chief The Northernaire is located was scheduled to work on the residents The bodies were identified as Paul Schnell said. When para- in the 2400 block of Maple- lot that day. Zoua Vang, 27, of Osseo, Wis- medics checked the adults at wood Drive, near the junction When one vehicle wasn't Maplewood detectives consin, and Tou Chang Xiong, the scene, both were pro- of Highways 61 and 36. are investing what led to the 24,of LaCrosse,Wisconsin. pounced dead. Schnell said motel staff dis- see Motel on page 2 Motel Maplewood police investigators and special agents for the Bureau of Crimi- • • nal Apprehension initiated the investi- gation. continued from page 1 According to a statement released by the Maplewood police department, moved off the lot,the motel staff deter- investigators are developing Vang's and mined the room it was assigned to,and Xiong's background profiles and a time- that's when they found the two bodies. line leading up to the discovery of their The Ramsey County Medical Exam- bodies. iner's Office performed autopsies on "There is not believed to be any dan- both the victims on June 2.Reportedly, ger to the public,"the statement adds. the manner and cause of death remains undetermined until toxicology testing is —Aundrea Kinne) complete.