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A man was shot dead Sunday afternoon at the 38th Hmong Freedom Festival at Como Regional Park in St. Paul, police said.
The shooting took place around 16:30. in a busy area of McMurry Field, where vendors had set up their booths, said Steve Linders, a spokesman for the St. Paul Police Department
. the scene, where they found a man in his late teens suffering from two gunshot wounds to his torso, said Linders. The man was taken to hospital regions, where he died during the operation. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office will identify him
The police searched for the attacker, but no arrests have yet been made, Linders said.
The festival that drew 39,000 people to the park this year Hmong culture, food and sports
"This is what makes St. Paul happy – celebrating its diversity. disappointing, "said Linders." It is unthinkable that someone pulls a gun at a festival. We are lucky that more people have not been hurt. "
The investigators brought several witnesses to the police headquarters for interviews, asking anyone with information about the shooting to call 651-266-5650.
Festivalgoers posted The Hmong television network also posted a video
On the festival's Facebook page, commentators asked how a firearm exceeded the security measures of the festival. Event: Posters prohibiting guns at the festival were posted on festival grounds, says Linders.
"I do not think anybody would expect to attend a family event for that to happen," he said. he said, "I can not think of many more frightening things, especially if you have your children with you."
The festival was also sometimes spoiled by violence in the past years; people were injured during the event in 1996, and three people were stabbed in 2012.
Sunday's shooting marks the seventh homicide of St. Paul in 2018.
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