Crime & Safety

St. Paul Mother Faces Manslaughter Charges After 7-Year-Old Dies From Fentanyl Toxicity

Shauntaija Jannell Travis faces two counts of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the March 31 death.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A 27-year-old St. Paul woman faces felony charges after her 7-year-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose. The death occurred amid a child custody dispute within the family.

According to Ramsey County court documents, Shauntaija Jannell Travis faces two counts of second-degree manslaughter in connection to the March 31 death.

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