# Safety: Twin Cities

Updated Fri Nov 6, 4:26 PM Central. Most important first.

- [Man dies after crash and shooting in St. Paul](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/ae0389dd9b.md): St. Paul police said a man with apparent gunshot wounds died in a car that crashed into a tree on Mounds Boulevard Friday morning. (WCCO (CBS Minnesota), 2026-11-06 14:59 CST)
- [Man shot in funeral chapel parking lot, police say](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/f43d217aa0.md): Police said a man in his 40s with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound was shot in the parking lot of Estes Funeral Chapel in Minneapolis Friday afternoon. (WCCO (CBS Minnesota), 2026-11-06 16:04 CST)
- [Hennepin County attorney-elect Cedrick Frazier pledges to listen](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/a172b3ffa1.md): Hennepin County Attorney-elect Cedrick Frazier has promised to listen to people affected by crime, MinnPost reported. (MinnPost, 2026-11-06 05:00 CST)
- [Cities Church protest defendants appear in federal court](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/cf7beb2683.md): Dozens of people charged under the FACE Act over a January 18 protest at St. Paul's Cities Church appeared in federal court Thursday, according to reports. (WCCO (CBS Minnesota), 2026-11-05 14:20 CST)
- [Deported Minnesota man awaits return after court ruling](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/1f74559ee7.md): Kenis Lopez Gonzalez was deported from Minnesota to the Central African Republic. A federal judge ruled he would return while his case proceeds; DHS has challenged it. (WCCO (CBS Minnesota), 2026-11-06 12:59 CST)
- [Two more arrested in St. Louis Park Highway 100 shooting](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/8e1a1fa533.md): St. Louis Park police arrested two men, ages 20 and 19, in Coon Rapids and Blaine on Tuesday in connection with a September Highway 100 drive-by shooting. (WCCO (CBS Minnesota), 2026-11-05 21:02 CST)
- [Police identify two people found dead in Cottage Grove park](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/eed2ac9d44.md): Police said the early Wednesday shooting that left two people dead in a Cottage Grove park was not random and posed no threat to the public. (Bring Me The News, 2026-11-06 15:37 CST)
- [Charles Foss charged with murder in Allison Lussier's death](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/489e81e47a.md) [developing]: Charles Foss, Allison Lussier's partner, has been charged with murder, the Minnesota Daily reported. Her family says justice has not yet been served. (Minnesota Daily, 2026-11-06 11:20 CST)
- [Father of Mall of America plot suspect says son had delays](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/a1ce1846a7.md): A father says his teen son, accused of plotting a Mall of America attack, had developmental delays. Legal experts say his age could support an entrapment defense. (MPR News, 2026-11-05 13:31 CST)
- [Spit, discarded cigars help Minneapolis PD crack light rail murder case: Charges](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/4a5827c284.md): Spit on a light rail platform, discarded cigars and a Metro Transit card helped Minneapolis police investigators track down a murder suspect last month, according to a new criminal complaint. (FOX 9, 2026-11-02 12:30 CST)
- [Driver involved in fatal crash in Eagan charged, current whereabouts unknown](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/4689ae7a63.md): A man whose current whereabouts are unknown faces charges after authorities say he ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing his brother and another passenger, in June 2024. (FOX 9, 2026-11-02 20:18 CST)
- [St. Paul copper wire theft catch-and-release: Man arrested 6 times in past year](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/bd1dc5676b.md): A man was arrested for copper wire theft in St. Paul for the seventh time after briefly trying to run away from police. (FOX 9, 2026-11-03 17:34 CST)
- [Student used toy gun in Snapchat threat to Twin Cities metro middle school, police say](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/0ce9a61add.md): The St. Francis Police Department said Tuesday that charges are pending and there is no active threat. (Bring Me The News, 2026-11-05 09:23 CST)
- [Effort supports children of North St. Paul couple found dead](/minneapolis-st-paul/stories/76e0e8c400.md): A support effort is underway for a North St. Paul couple's three children, ages 13 to 17, after the couple was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. (Bring Me The News, 2026-11-05 14:12 CST)