Police investigate slaying of mother

Published 9:25 am Monday, August 24, 2015

MAPLEWOOD — Police are investigating the shooting death of a 41-year-old mother in suburban Maplewood.

Authorities identified her as April Marie Tennin. Police Chief Paul Schnell said investigators considered her husband a “person of interest” in Sunday’s slaying. He said there was an argument before the shooting.

Police found his vehicle in a north metro city but think he fled in a different vehicle. The husband was still missing Sunday night.

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First responders were called to the home just after 6 a.m. Sunday. Tennin was dead from an apparent gunshot wound.