In the wake of last week’s triple homicide shooting on St. Paul’s east side, Becky Smith with the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women is encouraging any victims experiencing abuse or if you know someone who experiencing violence in a relationship to call the Day One hotline at 866-223-1111. Smith says the statewide hotline allows callers to connect to a domestic violence program. Smith says about 50-percent of domestic violence homicides here are caused by firearms and…
Police say 19-year-old Maria McIntosh, her sister, 17-year-old Olivia and their father, 47-year-old Wade McIntosh were killed by Maria’s ex-boyfriend last Friday in a custody dispute involving their 18-month-old daughter. Officials say the suspected gunman, 20-year-old Jeffrey Taylor, was found nearby with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Taylor’s half-brother had been under arrest for kidnapping and aiding and abetting murder, after officers found him with the girl after the shootings. The Ramsey County Attorney says further investigation is needed to establish the extent and nature of the half brother’s involvement in the killings.