The 29-year-old woman whose death has sparked an investigation in Woodbury on Wednesday was a St. Paul Public Schools teacher.
Samia Amare Al-Ahad was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime on the 500 block of Woodduck Drive, where police were called to for a “medical emergency” at 8:36 a.m. Wednesday.
Police are investigating “all possibilities” as to the manner of Al Ahad’s death. Her cause of death has not been revealed as of Saturday morning.
A 27-year-old man was initially taken into custody on Wednesday for probable cause 2nd-degree murder, but he has since been released without charged.
St. Paul Public Schools has confirmed that Al-Ahad was a teacher at Murray Middle School, and specialized in helping students with emotional or behavioral disorders.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that Al-Ahad’s mother, Valerie Littles-Butler, is the principal at St. Paul Humboldt High School.