St. Paul man wanted in fatal shooting arrested at Toronto airport

Police arrested a person in Canada on Tuesday accused of killing the mother of his children in her St. Paul house.

Wesley B. Koboi of St. Paul was charged with the homicide of 29-year-old Shaniya D. Thompson and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Toronto police took Koboi, 33, into custody with out incident Tuesday morning at a Toronto airport, a St. Paul police spokesperson stated.

St. Paul Officers responded to a 911 call on Friday and located Thompson shot in her house within the 500 block of Broadway Avenue, close to downtown and near Interstates 94/35E and East Seventh Avenue. Preliminary proof confirmed she was shot Thursday.

Investigators discovered by means of federal legislation enforcement officers that Koboi crossed the border into Canada on foot on the Sarnia Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, simply earlier than midnight on Friday, in line with a prison criticism. He had booked a flight to Mexico.

Details about extradition to Minnesota was not but identified Tuesday.

Thompson was a “devoted mom” of 5 kids who “witnessed the unthinkable,” her sister wrote on a GoFundMe (gofund.me/213476308) for her funeral bills and help for her kids.

Thompson’s father instructed an investigator he discovered Koboi had gone to Thompson’s house for a kid’s birthday. Koboi instructed the youngsters to go away the lounge and go to their bed room. They then heard a scream and a loud “thud,” in line with the criticism.

Koboi instructed the youngsters they had been leaving and drove them to Grand Rapids, Michigan, the place his mom lives. Koboi’s mom reported that her son and the youngsters arrived at her house Friday morning. He left shortly afterwards, leaving the youngsters together with her.