Maria Alana McIntosh, aged 19, was tragically killed on April 7, 2017, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The incident also claimed the lives of her 17-year-old sister, Olivia McIntosh, and their 47-year-old father, Wade McIntosh. The family was shot in their apartment in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. The suspect in this horrific crime was Jeffrey Jemaile Taylor, the 20-year-old father of Maria's 18-month-old child.
Taylor was found dead from a gunshot wound in a wooded area near the crime scene, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of his death.
The shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. on April 7, 2017. Police responded to reports of gunfire at the apartment building on English Street. Upon arrival, they discovered the bodies of Wade, Maria, and Olivia McIntosh. Maria and Olivia's mother, Anita Sprosty, was also shot and critically injured but survived the attack. The police launched an immediate search for Maria's 18-month-old daughter, who was found safe with another suspect, 19-year-old Jeffery Arkis Taylor, hiding in a shed nearby. Jeffery Arkis Taylor, who is Jeffrey Jemaile Taylor's half-brother, was arrested and booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping, aiding and abetting murder, and attempted murder.
Friends of Maria McIntosh revealed that she had confided in them about being abused by Jeffrey Jemaile Taylor. The tragic event has left the community in shock, mourning the loss of the McIntosh family members. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jeffrey Jemaile Taylor's death continues, as authorities seek to understand the full details of this devastating incident.
