Man stabbed to death on St. Paul’s East Side is identified

The victim of the city’s second homicide of the year was found outside a residence near Harding High School, police said.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 2, 2025 at 4:13PM
St. Paul police investigate a homicide in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. (St. Paul Police Department)

St. Paul police have identified a man who died after suffering multiple stab wounds Monday night on St. Paul’s East Side.

Jay’Mier Keymari Givens, 19, of St. Paul, died at Regions Hospital following the stabbing in the 1400 block of E. 6th Street in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. Police called to the scene discovered Givens at around 11:30 p.m. lying on the ground outside a residence near Harding High School.

Investigators are working to determine what led to the city’s second homicide of the year and identify suspects.

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