Devante Victor Jones, a 29-year-old Black/African American man from Mankato, was killed in Saint Paul in the early hours of Sunday, September 3, 2023. Just before 2 a.m. on the 400 block of Sherburne Avenue in the Frogtown neighborhood, gunfire was reported and officers found Jones in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. EMS responded but he was pronounced dead at the scene; the Ramsey County Medical Examiner later identified him. His death was recorded as Saint Paul’s 24th homicide of 2023.

The Saint Paul Police Department opened an active investigation and appealed to the public for information. As of early September 2023, no arrests, suspects, or motive had been announced. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.