Carrie Marie Shobe Kwok, a 66-year-old Caucasian artist and resident of the Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative in St. Paul, was shot and killed while painting a community mural outside the cooperative on the evening of September 25, 2024. She had moved into the artist cooperative in February 2024 and was known as a mixed-media artist who worked with textiles, jewelry, painting, and woodworking. Friends and fellow artists described her as vivacious, optimistic, and deeply involved in the neighborhood; she was a mother of two and a grandmother of four.The killing was captured on surveillance video.

Investigators identified 29-year-old Seantrell Tyreese Murdock of Belle Plaine as the suspect; authorities said there appeared to be no prior connection between Kwok and Murdock. Law enforcement located Murdock at a Belle Plaine residence the following morning, and officers say he emerged with a handgun and was fatally shot by two officers during the attempt to take him into custody. Court records cited a criminal history that prohibited Murdock from possessing a firearm and a documented history of mental health struggles. No other suspects have been reported.

If anyone saw Kwok painting that evening or has information about the events leading up to the attack, please come forward.