Around 5 a.m. Saturday, August 7, 2010, Saint Paul police responded to a report of a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in the Union Gospel Mission parking lot at 435 University Avenue E., St. Paul.

Witnesses told police Danny Wright, 54 was walking in the parking lot when he was struck by a vehicle. The suspect, an adult male, then fled the scene.

Danny was transported to Regions Hospital where he later died. Investigators believe the driver was in a smaller, two-door dark blue or green car. The vehicle likely has or had damage to the front end, hood and/or roof.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Saint Paul police homicide unit at 651-266-5650 or Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 1-800-222-TIPS. There is a $4,000 reward for anybody who provides information that leads to an arrest.

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