Police say a man was shot and killed at a New Year’s gathering in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood of St. Paul early Monday.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m. a 911 caller said they “wanted a group of people removed” from a gathering at a home in the 1600 block of Van Buren Avenue, according to a press release from the police department. While officers were on their way, more 911 calls came in saying that shots were fired at the gathering. One caller said they were with someone who had been injured and were taking them to the hospital. That caller then hung up.

Officers who arrived at the home didn’t find any victims, but they then were told a man with gunshot wounds was at United Hospital. That man died at the hospital shortly after.

Homicide detectives secured the home and began looking for witnesses to determine what led to the shooting and who the shooter was. The police department’s forensic services unit is processing the scene for evidence. Authorities ask anyone with information about the shooting to call 651-266-5650.

The man’s identity will be released after an autopsy by the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office.

This shooting death marks the first homicide of 2024 in the city.

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