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Police: 1 Dead In St. Paul Car Fire

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities say one person is dead after a car fire in St. Paul Friday night.

St Paul Deadly Car Fire
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Police responded to the 100 block of Edmund Avenue in the Capitol neighborhood just after 7 p.m. When officers arrived, they located a vehicle on fire.

The St. Paul Fire Department was called to the scene and put out the fire, but soon found a person dead inside the vehicle.

Police say this was a suicide, and the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office is working to confirm the identity of the deceased.

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