Man dies after being shot, crashing vehicle in St. Paul

St. Paul police say a person was fatally shot Monday night, prompting the department’s second homicide investigation in just as many days.

According to the department, the shooting happened on the 500 block of Front Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Police say a man called 911 to report being assaulted in his vehicle, and then he had shot at the male who was assaulting him but didn’t know if the person was injured.

The person who was shot then reportedly got into a red vehicle and left the scene and ended up crashing at the intersection of East 12th and Cedar streets. Officers found a man who wasn’t breathing with a gunshot wound inside of the red vehicle.

Although police say Good Samaritans provided first aid, the man died at the scene. He was identified on Tuesday as Tajai Evans, 26.

St. Paul police say the man who originally called in the shooting is speaking with investigators as they work to determine what led up to the incident.

In a later update, St. Paul police identified the man who reportedly fired his gun as 25-year-old Ian Loi Bursey. Bursey was booked into Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.

Green Line service between the Union Depot and the Robert Street Stations wasn’t available for a period of time due to police activity.

The homicide investigation comes after a fatal stabbing on Sunday killed a man. A 64-year-old man was charged on Monday in connection with the stabbing.

This latest shooting brings the city’s total homicide investigations for the year to 26.