Teen dead, another in critical condition after shooting in St. Cloud apartment

Officials say those involved in the shooting knew each other.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 3, 2025 at 2:34PM

ST. CLOUD – One teenager is dead and another in critical condition after a shooting in a St. Cloud apartment building early Sunday.

Police responded to reports of gunshots inside a building in the 200 block of 2nd Street NE. just before 3 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release issued Monday by St. Cloud Police Cmdr. Lori Ellering.

Officers found a 19-year-old man from St. Joseph with gunshot wounds in the first-floor hallway, and in a stairwell was 17-year-old Layson Davis of St. Cloud with a gunshot wound.

The 19-year-old was taken to St. Cloud Hospital where he remains in critical condition; police did not release his identity. Davis was declared dead at the scene.

According to Ellering, the people involved in the shooting knew each other before the incident.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting in the investigation.

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