Man Dead in South St. Paul Apartment Shooting

Apr 12, 2025

*Police tape outside a South St. Paul apartment building late Friday, April 11, 2025.* ***MN CRIME PHOTO***

From the scene in South St. Paul on Friday, April 11. MN CRIME VIDEO

A man was shot and killed inside a South St. Paul apartment Friday night, with a suspect taken into custody at the scene.

Shortly before 9 p.m. on April 11, officers were called to the building at the northwest corner of Thompson Avenue and 12th Avenue North for a report of a shooting.

South St. Paul police officers found an adult male inside one of the units who had an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

UPDATE: Roommate Charged With Murder in SSP Shooting

Authorities say a 36-year-old man from Hudson, Wisc., was located at the scene and taken into custody. Investigators believe the victim and the man in custody knew each other and that the shooting doesn’t appear to be random.

Traffic on Thompson Avenue remained blocked late Friday night, with squads from Inver Grove Heights assisting with scene security.

Detectives from the South St. Paul Police Department, working in partnership with agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, are still gathering evidence and piecing together what led up to the shooting. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the victim’s cause of death and to confirm his identity.

As of now, formal charges have not yet been filed. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the South St. Paul Police Department at (651) 413-8300.

UPDATE | Monday, April 14

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the shooting victim as 72-year-old Michael Maurice Schille, of South St. Paul. He died at the scene of a gunshot wound to the head. More details on the incident were revealed in court documents filed Monday.

UPDATE: Roommate Charged With Murder in SSP Shooting

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