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Emmett L. Wilson-Shaw

Case from Saint Paul, MN dated Oct 15, 2015

Victim Details

Emmett L. Wilson-Shaw

Male

Black / African American

Saint Paul

MN

2015-10-15

23

Emmett

L. Wilson-Shaw

07/06/2026

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On an autumn evening in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the life of 23-year-old Emmett L. Wilson-Shaw, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire. On October 15, 2015, at approximately 7 p.m., Wilson-Shaw was walking with friends across the Earl Street Bridge, which spans over Phalen Boulevard in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. It was then that a car approached, and shots were fired, striking Wilson-Shaw. Paramedics who arrived at the scene were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead.

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  • Star Tribune: Second man charged in St. Paul murder possibly tied to gang rivalry
  • Twin Cities: St. Paul police make arrest in fatal shooting on East Side bridge
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