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On the evening of September 2, 2019, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 36-year-old firefighter and paramedic Thomas Tom Russell Harrigan was shot and killed inside his home on Ivy Avenue. A decorated veteran who had served in the Iraq War and with the Minnesota National Guard, he struggled with post-traumatic stress and substance abuse after his service.

Dontay returned to the residence with his 36-year-old brother Blake Deshaun Caraway. An argument ensued and Blake Caraway allegedly produced a gun and shot Harrigan in the stomach. Harrigan was taken to Regions Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Both Caraway brothers fled the state after the shooting and were arrested on September 13, 2019 — Blake in Pompano Beach, Florida, and Dontay in Spencer, Oklahoma. Both were charged with second-degree murder; later proceedings resulted in Blake being found not guilty of murder and Dontay pleading guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter, with a sentence of time served and release.

Did anyone in Saint Paul know Harrigan or the Caraway brothers and have information that hasn’t been shared with investigators?