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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 12/12/2014
SUBJECT: Stabbing Incident.
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Ron Tinsley (218) 730-5722

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Stabbing Incident.
CASE NO.: 14271335
INCIDENT DATE: 12/11/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 7:55 p.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: 5300 Bristol Street Duluth, MN

On December 11th, 2014 at around 7:55 p.m. Duluth Police responded to the area of 5300 Bristol Street, Super One Foods on a report of a stabbing. 

Officers arrive in approximately 2 minutes and locate a victim of a stabbing and a suspect who is being detained by three Super One Store employees. 

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.  The victim was identified as 75 year old Sally Marie Poink of Proctor.  The stabbing suspect was arrested and taken to the St. Louis County Jail and charged with 2nd Degree Murder.   The suspect was identified as Jesse Alan Dahlstrom 02/17/1979 of Duluth.