Update: Virginia Police Release More Details About Homicide

Northern Minnesota Man Arrested on Homicide Charge

On Wednesday May 6, at approximately 6:20 p.m. the Virginia Police Department received a call to respond to 720 6th Ave. No. for a male who wasn’t breathing.

The call came in as a medical call and the Virginia Ambulance also responded.

Upon arrival the officers located the man at 706 ½ 6th Ave. No., unresponsive and not breathing.

The ambulance crew arrived and confirmed he was dead.

After an investigation it was determined that the man was involved in an altercation with another man, who fled the scene.

The 39-year-old man who fled was eventually found and is currently being held in the St. Louis County Jail in Virginia.

The victim was a 59-year-old Virginia man.