St. Paul Police say a woman who was shot and killed in an alley Wednesday evening in the Lowertown neighborhood was the victim of random violence. The suspected shooter died Thursday in a confrontation with officers.

And an anonymous donor has agreed to match a $1.5 million grant to save Agate Housing and Services in downtown Minneapolis, which was set to close Oct. 9.

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Police fatally shoot suspect in ‘cold-blooded’ killing of artist in St. Paul’s Lowertown

Anonymous donor matches city grant to save Minneapolis shelter from closure

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