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St. Paul Police Arrest 17 Year Old In Youth Coach Michael Brasel's Shooting Death

Brasel was shot and killed outside his home Saturday while trying to stop someone from breaking into his wife's car.

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Neighbors have been setting out hockey sticks on porches in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, in tribute to Brasel.
Neighbors have been setting out hockey sticks on porches in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, in tribute to Brasel. (CBS)

By Allen Henry, CBS Minnesota:

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police say they've arrested a teenager in the shooting death of a beloved youth coach.

Michael Brasel, 44, died of multiple gunshot wounds Saturday morning. He was shot just feet from his front door while trying to stop someone from breaking into his wife's car.

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