Carrie Kwok, 66, fatally shot in St. Paul, MN

DailyKenn.com — Carrie Kwok, 66, was fatally shot in St. Paul, MN.

The suspect, 29-year-old Seantrell Murdock, was killed hours later during a confrontation with police.

Both Police Chief Henry and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter expressed sorrow over the “cold-blooded” killing of a woman behind the Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative.

Surveillance footage reportedly shows the victim, who was on her knees painting a mural in the street, being shot by the gunman.

“She was as vulnerable as a person could be when someone with intent to harm approached her,” Henry said.

Before officers had made contact with anyone in the house, the suspect exited the residence armed with a handgun. Officers approached, and two of them fired, striking the suspect, according to Henry.

The man was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died. No officers were injured in the incident.

In 2023, a Scott County judge ordered him to undergo civil commitment, but the order was stayed, meaning the commitment would not be enforced if he voluntarily engaged in treatment.

Murdock, a convicted felon, had previously been convicted of first-degree burglary in 2014. Under Minnesota law, individuals convicted of violent crimes or confined to a treatment facility due to mental illness are prohibited from possessing firearms.

Prohibition obviously does not work.

Court records revealed that Murdock, who had been diagnosed with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders, should not have had access to a firearm.

• Carrie Marie Shobe Kwok

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Seantrell Murdock

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[Lowertown homicide suspect dead after St. Paul police track him to Belle Plaine, By KSTP Staff, KSTP, Sep 27]