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Tevin Marcel Bellaphant

Gender : Male

Age : 32

Race : Black

Date : 07/11/2025

Location : 1100 block of Clarence Street

City : St. Paul

County : Ramsey

State : Minnesota

Agency : St. Paul Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Friday, July 11, 2025, officers with the St. Paul Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a man and a child in the 1100 block of Clarence Street, near the Aldi grocery store. The man was later identified as 32-year-old Tevin Marcel Bellaphant.
When officers located Bellaphant in the Aldi parking lot with the child and attempted to take him into custody, he assaulted the officers and then produced a firearm, according to preliminary statements from police. A gunfire exchange occurred inside the Aldi, during which no officers were hit.
Bellaphant fled the scene on foot and entered a nearby Cub Foods store. While inside, two bystanders were struck by gunfire. Their injuries were later described as non-life-threatening, though officials have not yet stated definitively whether the gunfire came from Bellaphant or during the earlier police exchange.
Bellaphant was found inside the store suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. A firearm was recovered nearby. The child involved in the original domestic call was located safely and removed from the area.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is leading the investigation, which includes reviewing body camera footage, forensic evidence, and interviewing witnesses. Officials have not disclosed how many officers discharged their weapons, nor whether Bellaphant had a prior criminal history.
The identities of the officers involved have not been released, and no formal departmental statements have addressed whether policy was followed during the attempted arrest. Surveillance footage from both stores is being reviewed by investigators.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/2-injured-suspect-dead-after-st-paul-shooting-at-least-1-officer-fired-weapon-police-say/
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2025/07/12/st-paul-police-officers-exchanged-gunfire-inside-aldi-before-suspect-fled-cub-foods/