On Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at approximately 2:00 a.m., Paul Fisher was murdered as he approached the parking lot entrance to his apartment building at 5301 Chicago Avenue South, in Minneapolis. Policed have been frustrated by the lack of leads about how this crime could happen to Paul on the step of his home.
Information about a possible vehicle in the area, sounds that may have been heard, people that may have been seen, is needed. If you have heard somebody talk about or boast about this crime you can share that information and remain anonymous and earn a reward of up to $1,000.
Cold Case: Paul Fisher
By Caroline Lowe, WCCO-TVÂ May 14, 2010 at 3:58 pm
(WCCO) — It’s been almost 10 months since Paul Fisher’s girlfriend found him gunned down in a stairwell at their apartment building at 53rd Street and Chicago Avenue in south Minneapolis.
Police say they believe robbery may have been the motive for murder on July 25. They hope someone will contact them to help solve the killing.
The girlfriend, Andrea Hintz, and his family have set up a website to share their story and to solicit donations for a reward fund to get information to lead investigators to his killer. So far, the reward is at $10,000.
Anyone with information on who fatally shot Paul Fisher should call Minneapolis Homicide Sgt. Chris Thomsen at 612-673-3577 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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Shooting Victim Found In Stairwell Identified
A man found dead in a Minneapolis stairwell Saturday morning has been identified. The shooting has prompted police to begin investigation on the city’s 8th homicide of the year.
Just after 2:00 a.m. on Saturday neighbors heard gunshots at an apartment complex on the 5300 block of Chicago Avenue South. They said the gunshots took the life of 27-year-old Paul Fisher.
“They asked if we heard anything? I said it sounded like firecrackers,” said Tamarra Sweats, who lives in the building.
Bullet holes in the wall near the back stairwell of the building mark the spot where the crime was committed. Neighbors think Fisher was just getting home when he was shot.
They said he died in the third-floor stairwell near the apartment where he lived with his girlfriend, who found him and called police.
“He was a nice person. It’s awful to see him go. He had a girlfriend too and I feel sorry for her now too,” said Sweats.
Police have some leads but have not made any arrests. Until they do neighbors said they will be on the look-out.
“It is kind of creepy. Bullets fly through walls so it’s not a good thing to have going on around here,” said neighbor Camille Norman.
Neighbors said up until recently Fisher was the caretaker of the building.
As part of the leads they are following, the police may be looking for a gold SUV with rims in connection with this shooting.
Family, Friends Continue To Search For Paul Fisher’s Killer
WCCO | July 25, 2011 at 1:02 pm
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It has been two years since Paul Fisher was shot and killed inside his apartment building in Minneapolis.
The case has gone cold, but now Fisher’s mom is hitting the streets of Minneapolis with a renewed push for justice.
Patti Swedberg, thinks there maybe someone in the community near 53rd St. and Chicago Ave. who knows who’s responsible for shooting her son.
It was July 25, 2009 when Fisher’s body was found by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his apartment building.
On Monday, his family and friends went around the neighborhood and posted flyers about a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Swedberg and Fisher’s former girlfriend, Andrea Hintz, made it their mission to go out in the community because they don’t want people to forget what happened to Fisher. They said they are determined to bring his killer to justice.
“It’s been two years and we have nothing still,” said Hintz, “and we have to do this again.”
“It’s gets harder every day because there is no answer,” said Swedberg. “I just miss him so much. Everything that we see, everything that we hear, just everyday life — you think he should be here.”
Fisher was 27 years old when he died. He was about to start his own painting business and he and Hintz had plans to get married.
Fisher’s family thinks that it was a random crime and that he may have walked into a robbery or burglary. Police have never been able to confirm the motive.
His family raised a lot of the $10,000 Crime Stoppers’ reward on their own. They urge anyone to call 1-800-222-TIPS if they have information about the case.
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