A man was shot in St. Paul Monday night, marking the third homicide in four days in the city.

The incidents appear unrelated, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a police spokesman.

Police were notified about Monday’s shooting just before 9:30 p.m. when a 911 caller reported a man was shot at Jackson Street and Wheelock Parkway.

Officers found a man with gunshot injuries on the ground and provided first aid until St. Paul Fire Department medics took over and transported him to Regions Hospital, according to Ernster. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital soon after.

No one was under arrest as of early Tuesday morning and investigators asked anyone with information to call them at 651-266-5650.

The homicide was the 23rd in St. Paul and, despite the recent violence, there have been fewer killings this year. There were 27 homicides at this time last year in St. Paul.

Monday night’s shooting comes on the heels of another deadly shooting in the North End, just over half a mile away. On Saturday about 10 p.m., a man was found shot near Woodbridge Street and Wheelock Parkway. Police said they continue to investigate; no one has been arrested.

On Friday about 5:30 p.m., a man was stabbed in a Lowertown gas station parking lot. Police say that it appeared to be the result of an altercation between two men inside the gas station. A suspect remained at the scene and police took him into custody, booking him into jail on suspicion mf manslaughter. He was released, pending further investigation.

“There is no correlation that we found so far that connects any of them,” Ernster said of the three homicides.

St. Paul police investigators have a homicide clearance rate that’s usually around 89 to 92 percent, Ernster said, which is much higher than the national rate.

“We hope to continue that record and find the people responsible,” Ernster said of the two latest homicides without arrests.

The St. Paul Police Department official count is 22 homicides this year because the department’s records are for cases investigated by the department. One homicide in St. Paul this year was investigated by the Metro Transit Police Department.

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