2 people are dead after shots fired at a St. Paul motel

Two people are dead after gunfire erupted at the Midway Motel in St. Paul late Tuesday, according to St. Paul police spokesman Steve Linders.

A report that shots were being fired at the motel, which is at 901 Snelling Av. N., came in just after 9:30 p.m., according to police scanner audio.

At least one victim was reported down just outside a motel room, the scanner said. Police soon confirmed that two people were dead.

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