Michael William Stewart, 39, was shot and killed in Saint Paul’s East Side in the early morning hours of January 21, 2021. Police found Stewart and 21-year-old Alejandro Omar Rios suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at Payne Avenue and East North Street, just west of Swede Hollow Park. Both were taken to Regions Hospital and died of their injuries.

Reports say an altercation that began at a house on Payne Avenue may have spilled into the street, and the suspected shooter fled on foot before officers arrived. Stewart’s wife Ronda said he had recently been released from prison and was trying to rebuild his life; he is survived by a young son and two other sons, Sammy and Emillio. As of the one-year anniversary no arrests or publicly identified motive had been announced. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest, and tips can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?