In the early morning hours of May 4, 2022, violence shattered the pre-dawn quiet of Saint Paul's Frogtown neighborhood. Erick F. Stevens, a 26-year-old man, was in the 700 block of Edmund Avenue when he was shot. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m., a time when the city was mostly asleep, but for Stevens, it marked the final moments of his life.
Responding to a call of a person shot, Saint Paul police officers arrived at the scene to find Stevens with life-threatening
injuries. Medics from the Saint Paul Fire Department quickly began to render aid and transported him to a nearby hospital. Despite their efforts, Erick F. Stevens succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead. His death marked another homicide in the city, leaving a family to grieve and a community searching for answers.
The investigation into the shooting moved swiftly. Two days after the fatal shooting, the Saint Paul Police Department announced a breakthrough in the case. A 20-year-old man had been arrested in Minneapolis in connection with the death of Erick Stevens. The suspect was subsequently identified as Tisen Doverspike-Wiggins and was charged with second-degree murder. While an arrest was made, the motive behind the deadly encounter was not immediately released by the authorities, leaving the "why" behind the tragic event a lingering question.
