Suspect Sought in Fatal Champlin Stabbing

CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) — Police in a Minneapolis suburb are searching for a suspect in a fatal stabbing.

According to authorities, a 35-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the front yard of a residence in Champlin Monday about 9:30 p.m.

Champlin Police Chief Ty Schmidt said officers and firefighters from the Anoka-Champlin Fire Department attempted life saving efforts but were unsuccessful.

A K-9 team from Brooklyn Park and the Minnesota State Patrol air unit helped law enforcement from several agencies search for the suspect, but no one was found, the Star Tribune reported.

Officers found the suspect’s vehicle abandoned in neighboring Brooklyn Park, officials said.

The name of the victim has not been released.

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