Missing Apple Valley pizza delivery man commits suicide

A man who was reported missing from his job delivering pizza in Apple Valley last week committed suicide Tuesday in St. Paul, police said.

St. Paul officers responded to the 1100 block of Rice Street after a relative of Shuefuab “Shue” Xiong, 42, called 911 around 12:10 p.m. and requested help for a person suffering of a mental health crisis, police said in a statement.

Xiong was reported missing to Apple Valley police after leaving the Domino’s where he worked and failing to make four scheduled deliveries last Tuesday. In an update Monday, Apple Valley police said a witness reported seeing Xiong sitting in his red Toyota Camry in Superior, Wisconsin, on Saturday; police found the car unoccupied.

The relative who called 911 Tuesday said “Xiong was threatening suicide and had access to firearms kept inside the residence,” St. Paul police said in a Tuesday news release.

Police asked family members to leave the building for their safety. Xiong’s family repeatedly tried to contact him and ask him to leave the building for help.

“As efforts to make contact continued, Xiong ran out of the building and turned the corner onto Geranium Avenue West, where he committed suicide,” the statement said. He died on the spot.

Xiong’s family said in a statement Monday that they were “deeply concerned for Shue’s safety and well-being” and wanted to find him and get him treatment due to “the cold temperatures and his unusual behavior.” “.

A search group for Xiong on Facebook has grown to 1,700 members since Apple Valley police asked for the public’s help in finding him on Thursday. Relatives and friends, as well as people who did not know Xiong, pointed out where they had looked for him.

The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be contacted by calling 988. Or people can text “Home” to 741741 for the crisis text line.

Originally published: January 21, 2025 at 4:43 p.m. CST